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> [Law is an imperfect profession in which success can rarely be achieved without some sacrifice of principle. Thus all practicing lawyers -- and most others in the profession -- will necessarily be imperfect, especially in the eyes of young idealists.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-dershowitz/law-is-an-imperfect-profession-in-which-success-can-rarely-be/)

[Alan Dershowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-dershowitz/)

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> [If anything is evident about people who manage money, it is that the task attracts a very low level of talent, one that is protected in its highly imperfect profession by the mystery that is thought to enfold the subject…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kenneth-galbraith/if-anything-is-evident-about-people-who-manage-money-it-is-that-the/)

[John Kenneth Galbraith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-kenneth-galbraith/)

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