Gerry Spence
Gerry Spence
Gerald Leonard "Gerry" Spenceis a semi-retired American trial lawyer. He is a member of the American Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame. As of 2014, Spence has never lost a criminal case either as a prosecutor or a defense attorney. He has not lost a civil case since 1969...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionLawyer
Date of Birth8 January 1929
CityLaramie, WY
CountryUnited States of America
rights promise criminals
A new fascism promises security from the terror of crime. All that is required is that we take away the criminals' rights - which, of course, are our own. Out of our desperation and fear we begin to feel a sense of security from the new totalitarian state.
life faith religious
I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief.
color two race
There are only two races (and they are not distinguished by color): those who are free and those who are not.
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Government is operated by deeply embedded, hopelessly entangled bureaus where nothing is accomplished because the function of the bureau is to intercept every living idea and smother it.