"To force a lawyer on a defendant can only lead him to believe that the law contrives against him." - Potter StewartTweet
"The president, just as any other American, deserves a legal defense against personal lawsuits not related to his office. But the costs of that defense should be borne by him and not the taxpayer." - Ben Nighthorse CampbellTweet
"Noah and his family were the only loyal and obedient subjects to the legal power: they alone were saved." - Orson PrattTweet
"The legal battle against segregation is won, but the community battle goes on." - Dorothy DayTweet
"I've led a school whose faculty and students examine and discuss and debate every aspect of our law and legal system. And what I've learned most is that no one has a monopoly on truth or wisdom. I've learned that we make progress by listening to each other, across every apparent political or ideological divide." - Elena KaganTweet
"Things happened there that I don't think are the finest hours for anybody, whether it was a journalist, the legal system or, in that case of the political system, who would say that was an example of when Washington worked best." - Rahm EmanuelTweet
"I've always considered making it legal for Americans to import their prescription drugs a free-trade issue. Imports create competition and keep domestic industry more responsive to consumers." - Chuck GrassleyTweet
"What I'm doing is writing stories about women who care about justice. They are women who think about the difference between right and wrong, what's legal and illegal, ethical and unethical, moral and immoral." - Lisa ScottolineTweet
"Words without deeds violates the moral and legal obligation we have under the genocide convention but, more importantly, violates our sense of right and wrong and the standards we have as human beings about looking to care for one another." - Jon CorzineTweet
"I used to want to be a lawyer, but I didn't want to have half my brain sucked out." - Max WalkerTweet