"While few judges or prosecutors would be afraid……" — Conrad Black
"While few judges or prosecutors would be afraid to exercise their perfectly legitimate discretion in favour of an ordinary man, not to mention a minority group member, most would be terrified to exercise the same discretion for someone politically, financially or socially powerful."
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47 Quotes by Conrad Black
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I do not at all have the mind of a bully... in my mind bullies are intolerant of contrary opinion,…
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The American legal industry is a medieval guild in which the prosecutors, bar, and bench join hands to ensure that…
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Watergate enabled the Democrats to cut off all aid to South Vietnam and ensure American defeat in a war their…
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All emphasis in American prisons is on punishment, retribution, and disparagement, and almost none is on rehabilitation.
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Given the genocidal belligerence of Iranian threats against Israel, it is hard to take issue with Israel's right to preemptive…
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I made 50 million bucks yesterday. That's a flameout I could get used to.
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I may have made a mistake in renouncing my Canadian citizenship, which I have never ceased to promise to try…
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Most American media outlets that are controlled by Jews seem to be reflexively, or at least habitually, anti-Israel.
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Nixon's full term was one of the most successful in U.S. history, which is why he was re-elected by the…
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For all history up to the end of the Cold War, summit meetings were historic and dramatic occasions, when leaders…
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The Arabs could have peace tomorrow if sufficient numbers of Palestinians were not content to be used as cannon fodder…
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The argument of socialists, that people really want to share, beyond a reasonable level of charity, is rubbish, though it…
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People are so damned afraid that one day they might wake up and discover that they've grown old.
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I like being a strong, independent woman, and to be honest, I was never afraid to be on my own.
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I am afraid that the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety.
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I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.
— Teresa of Avila
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I just let the work speak for itself. An actor is not afraid to take risks; to put on different…
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Well, knowledge is a fine thing, and mother Eve thought so; but she smarted so severely for hers, that most…
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I grew up as a Mormon, and that had more of an impact on my values than my beliefs. I'm…
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Luck? I don't know anything about luck. I've never banked on it and I'm afraid of people who do. Luck…
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Women's Lib? Oh, I'm afraid it doesn't interest me one bit. I've been so liberated it hurts.
— Lucille Ball
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I am not finding pregnancy much of a joy. I am afraid of childbirth, but I am afraid I can't…
— Brigitte Bardot
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As a child, I was more afraid of tetanus shots than, for example, Dracula.
— Dave Barry
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I wasn't afraid to be laughed at or be loud.
— Lynda Barry
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