Affected Quote by Sergio De La Pava

“There's a manner of speaking you use while lawyering. A manner as affected and rife with artifice as your average campaign speech, with a similar fear of offending.” quote by Sergio De La Pava — Download Open image

“There's a manner of speaking you use while lawyering. A manner as affected and rife with artifice as your average campaign speech, with a similar fear of offending.”

Sergio De La Pava

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