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Quotes by F. Lee Bailey

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I use the rules to frustrate the law. But I didn’t set up the ground rules.
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I enjoy personal injury cases. I’ve tried quite a few of those. And, frankly, any kind of litigation that is trouble-shooting, whether it’s equities, suits and injunctions, or whatever.
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If I’m offered a good case in Florida or a good case somewhere else, South Florida will win every time.
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The public regards lawyers with great distrust. They think lawyers are smarter than the average guy but use their intelligence deviously. Well, they’re wrong. Usually they are not smarter.
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In America, an acquittal doesn’t mean you’re innocent, it means you beat the rap. My clients lose even when they win.
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A person in the business of defending criminal cases is going to live in controversy all of his or her life.
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Each lawyer makes somebody unhappy either by beating him, embarrassing him or tying him in knots.
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I have never seen a major trial which lacked significant perjury, and I have yet to see that perjury punished.
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Most people think that 'I don't recall' is a clever answer. But it isn't that clever. You might not recall that you had bacon and eggs for breakfast- but if you killed your mother, you'll remember it.
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My experience is, people who retire die sooner than they should have.
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