"The function of the law is not to……" — Gerry Spence
"The function of the law is not to provide justice or to preserve freedom. The function of the law is to keep those who hold power, in power."
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Gerry Spence
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38 Quotes by Gerry Spence
Gerry Spence has 38 quotes on this site.
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Although we give lip service to the notion of freedom, we know the government is no longer the servant of…
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To freely bloom - that is my definition of success.
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When we acknowledge the kingdom of the self, we will no longer accept slavery either for ourselves or for others,…
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How much of our lives could we buy back if we cherished our lives instead of our trinkets?
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Faced with the pain of freedom, man begs for his shackles.
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The people of a nation are enslaved when, together, they are helpless to institute effective change, when the people serve…
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When any system has for its goal the advancement of the system over the betterment of its individual members, such…
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The so-called godly man may be more likely to do serious wrong than a man who deeply questions himself. The…
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Under any religion, the preestablished impersonal code transcends the right of the individual to explore, experience, and marvel at the…
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The worst enslaving trait of all is greed. I rail against the substitution of money for worth. The idea that…
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I cherish the fantasy, even the hope, of adventures in other realms to come. But how can we choke out…
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My intent is to tell the truth as I know it, realizing that what is true for me may be…
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