--- title: "3 William M. Kunstler Quotes - Famous Lawyer" description: "American lawyer and civil rights activist (1919-1995)... | William Moses Kunstler was an American attorney and civil rights activist, known for defendin..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c3/william-m-kunstler-76790_condemned_and-that-s-the-terrible-myth-of-organize_113106.jpg" --- # William M. Kunstler (1919–1995) Lawyer **3** quotes in **7** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet William M. Kunstler was a lawyer. ## Quick Facts About William M. Kunstler Born July 7, 1919 Died September 4, 1995 Profession Lawyer ## About William M. Kunstler American lawyer and civil rights activist (1919-1995)... \| William Moses Kunstler was an American attorney and civil rights activist, known for defending the Chicago Seven. Kunstler was an active member of the National Lawyers Guild, a board member of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the co-founder of the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), ## Quotes by William M. Kunstler > [“And that’s the terrible myth of organized society. That everything that’s done through the established system is legal. And that word has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-m-kunstler/and-that-s-the-terrible-myth-of-organized-society-that-everything/) William M. Kunstler [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c3/william-m-kunstler-76790_condemned_and-that-s-the-terrible-myth-of-organize_113106.jpg) > [“And that is the terrible myth of organized society, that everything that's done through the established system is legal -- and that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-m-kunstler/and-that-is-the-terrible-myth-of-organized-society-that-everything/) William M. Kunstler [Conscience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conscience/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcb/william-m-kunstler-76790_ethics_and-that-is-the-terrible-myth-of-organiz_995139.jpg) > [“And that's the terrible thing about these past trials, is that they have this aura of legitimacy, this aura of legality. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-m-kunstler/and-that-s-the-terrible-thing-about-these-past-trials-is-that-they/) William M. Kunstler [Legal system](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/legal-system/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c74/william-m-kunstler-76790_legal-system_and-that-s-the-terrible-thing-about-thes_1501319.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-m-kunstler/#itemlist", "name": "William M. 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