"The function of the law is not to provide justice or to preserve freedom. The function of the law is to keep those who hold power, in power."

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Source : "From Freedom to Slavery : The Rebirth of Tyranny in America". Book by Gerry Spence, 1996.

Gerry Spence

#Law Quotes #Justice Quotes #Function Quotes

“Philosophic meditation is an accomplishment by which I attain Being and my own self, not impartial thinking which studies a subject with indifference.”
“But my mother loved The Elephant Man, and my father gave David Lynch a scholarship to study in Rome.”
“Do not primarily train men to work. Train them to serve willingly and intelligently.”
“When I seek you, my God, I seek a blessed life. I shall seek you, so that my soul may live.”
“We have a system in the hands of bureaucracy. Everything is difficult. Everything is complicated. And my idea is simply give simplicity to Italy.”
“I always buy the smaller turkeys. On the pre-baste put pats of butter on the meat under the skin, put the skin back on, put a bunch of seasoning on the top, call it a day, put it in the oven. With a 10 - 12 pound turkey you are done in a couple of hours.”
“I think one reason for a successful marriage is laughter. I think laughter gets you through the rough moments in a marriage.”

Source : "Bob Newhart Set For Las Vegas Show". The Smith Center interview, states.aarp.org. November 3, 2016.
“I'm very, very bullish about our prospects, and as I tell our board, as I tell our employees, this is the time to invest. There's so much opportunity. Let's just invest in that opportunity, and really get after it.”

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