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F. Lee Bailey Quote

“Can any of you seriously say the Bill of Rights could get through Congress today? It wouldn't even get out of committee.”

— F. Lee Bailey

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I would strongly recommend any young man to stay away from criminal law. It's not a good place to be, unfortunately.

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I use the rules to frustrate the law. But I didn't set up the ground rules.

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There are no major cities I haven't been in - at least once. I'd be just as happy not to go out of town for a couple of months and play with toys.

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I can get a firestorm going anywhere in the United States by saying 'O.J.'

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Justice Scalia is predictable. He can be counted on to come down with a conservative opinion, and generally, to bring Justice Clarence Thomas with him.

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I enjoy personal injury cases. I've tried quite a few of those. And, frankly, any kind of litigation that is trouble-shooting, whether it's equities, suits and injunctions, or whatever.

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