"When legal aid was first introduced in 1949, the late Arthur Skeffington said that the law at that time was like The Ritz, in that those who could afford to pay had access to it, while those who could not did not."

-- Jeremy Corbyn

#Law Quotes #Pay Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“When I refuse to obey an unjust law, I do not contest the right of the majority to command, but I simply appeal from the sovereignty of the people to the sovereignty of mankind.”
“I don't steer clear of genres. I simply haven't steered myself toward some of them.”
“I don't really know a lot of famous people. I've met a lot of famous people. If I ran into Tom Hanks today, I would have to remind him who I was and he would then remember me. But he wouldn't come up to me and say, 'Hi Dave!'”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“My biggest lesson ... was to try and create narrators that were believable. ...so the listener becomes really invested in the story or the song.”
“Pity's akin to love; and every thought Of that soft kind is welcome to my soul.”

Source : John Bell, Joseph Addison, Michael Arne, John Banks, John Brown (1792). “British Theatre: Isabella, or, The fatal marriage”
“I was always attracted by the European way of life, but I am deeply Swedish.”
“Presidents are elected not by direct popular vote but by 538 members of the Electoral College.”
“The reality is that a consumer culture which chucks out its iPhones for a new version every nine months is completely unsustainable, because Earth has already reached the tipping point. 'The General Strike' attempts to personalize these issues and encourage listeners to look for a new model.”

Source : "Anti-Flag’s General Strike Is a Soundtrack for Occupied America" by Scott Thill, www.wired.com. March 29, 2012.

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