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
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A lawyer is in an awful position about that. It's not fair to the accused who is charged with a serious crime if a lawyer says he's not going to take the case because it reflects badly on the accused and that's not fair to him. On the other hand, if a lawyer is deciding to take the case and hasn't made up his mind, it's also difficult for the accused.
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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.
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The ultimate enemy of Democracy is not the drug dealer of the crooked politician or the crazed skinhead. The ultimate enemy is the New King that has become so powerful it can murder its own citizens with impunity.
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In any nation in which people's rights have been subordinated to the rights of the few, in any totalitarian nation, the first institution to be dismantled is the jury. I was, I am, afraid.
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I love my life and I am so blessed.
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Prejudice locks the mind. Nothing can enter. Nothing true can escape.
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When you are faced with prejudice, logic and justice are impotent. Still, we may have an obligation to argue directly into the face of the prejudice, even though there is no chance to win.
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The stain of prejudice is often indelible.
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Is there anyone I wouldn't take as a client? Well, I'd never represent a banker.
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We are defined by how we use our power.
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Successful argument is a communication between the acknowledged authority of both parties to the argument.
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As we drive down the freeways, we see the new cars, but not the massive new-car loans that enslave their drivers to the banks.
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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.
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Today the courts are choked with lawsuits brought by people against the New King. When they sue each other as a result of an automobile accident they in fact sue the King, for both parties are likely insured. ... Steadily the courts have become clearing-houses for the insurance industry.