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I giudici mandano dietro le sbarre sia i radicalizzati di ritorno dalla Siria sia quelli che sono stati arrestati prima ancora di partire – anche se non hanno fatto niente –, perché rischiano di fare qualcosa. È una precauzione comprensibile, ma il diritto non ammette la giustizia preventiva, e uno come Nogueras non difende soltanto i terroristi, m

gli ho rivolto l’eterna domanda sul limite: c’è un limite? Ci sono cause che rifiuteresti di difendere? «Se me lo chiedi, allora non hai capito cosa significa fare l’avvocato. Io non difendo nessuna causa, ma non rifiuto nessun imputato. Vergès, lui sì che difendeva delle cause.

The lawyers speak to the other jurors. They speak to the banker's wife. They speak to the schoolteacher in the back row. They speak to the manager of a local chain store. They speak to the lineman for the electric company. But they do not speak much to her. Yet who knows more about the human condition than she? Who knows more about sorrow and pover

He is “a third rate Western lawyer,” the Herald gloated. “The conduct of the republican party in this nomination is a remarkable indication of a small intellect, growing smaller.” Rejecting Seward and Chase, “who are statesmen and able men,” the Herald continued, “they take up a fourth rate lecturer, who cannot speak good grammar,” and whose speech

Two worlds always exist: one is the world that is apparent, the one we see, the bare facts; the other is the world we do not see, a world that is personal, sometimes secret, the world in which the respondent lives and acts. In defending the actions of one who wears the black hat, we must discover that world, understand it and reveal it.

Logic is power. If logic is on your side, ride it—ride it all the way. If logic is not on your side, if logic leads to an unjust result, it will have no power. As Samuel

Given the same job, Bernays would lobby Congress for higher speed limits, making it more fun to own a Thunderbird. Rather than fight for a single season of sales, he would make the world more friendly to his product.

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