Council Quote by Chief Joseph

Lawyer acted without authority from our band. He had no right to sell the Wallowa country.

— Chief Joseph

LAWYER, n. One skilled in circumvention of the law.

— Ambrose Bierce

“Great lawyers and statesmen had stepped forward from their ranks, men who had shaped the nation and passed it along in good shape to…

— Tommy Wieringa

He was a very softhearted person, and that's unheard of in politics. He did the chief's job, I believe, from his heart.

— Ritu Ghatourey

The leader must be an actor.

— George S. Patton

A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says 'I was beaten,' he does not say 'My men were beaten.'

— Antoine de Saint-Exupery

“The solicitor he selected, a Mr Makepeace, had demanded five thousand pounds up front, even before he took the top off his fountain pen,…

— Jeffrey Archer

“The lawyer is not worth in the calm times; his great role is when he must take the power of the despots, presenting before…

— Rui Barbosa

When I was starting out as a barrister in the 1980s, Lord Denning was the most famous judge in the land, and the supposed…

— Emily Thornberry

I do not yet know of a man who became a leader as a result of having undergone a leadership course.

— Lee Kuan Yew

He is a leader among leaders.

— Chris Carter

“He appointed a general Overseer who would, as time went on, transfer All the pointless wealth from nation to nation, From one family to…

— Mary Jo Bang