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Quotes by F. Lee Bailey

I use the rules to frustrate the law. But I didn’t set up the ground rules.
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I use the rules to frustrate the law. But I didn’t set up the ground rules.
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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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.
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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If I’m offered a good case in Florida or a good case somewhere else, South Florida will win every time.
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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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.
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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In America, an acquittal doesn’t mean you’re innocent, it means you beat the rap. My clients lose even when they win.
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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A person in the business of defending criminal cases is going to live in controversy all of his or her life.
Each lawyer makes somebody unhappy either by beating him, embarrassing him or tying him in knots.
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Each lawyer makes somebody unhappy either by beating him, embarrassing him or tying him in knots.
I have never seen a major trial which lacked significant perjury, and I have yet to see that perjury punished.
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I have never seen a major trial which lacked significant perjury, and I have yet to see that perjury punished.
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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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.
My experience is, people who retire die sooner than they should have.
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My experience is, people who retire die sooner than they should have.
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