The memory of the American public is about six weeks. - F. Lee Bailey

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When you write about people three dimensionally, it inspires a sense of empathy. That would be something that I want people to take away from all my writing, a feeling of emotionality, connection, and empathy.

F. Lee Bailey

The memory of the American public is about six weeks.

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

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I get paid for seeing that my clients have every break the law allows. I have knowingly defended a number of guilty men. But the guilty never escape unscathed. My fees are sufficient punishment for anyone.

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In America, an acquittal doesn't mean you're innocent, it means you beat the rap. My clients lose even when they win.

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The public regards lawyers with great distrust. They think lawyers are smarter than the average guy but use their intelligence deviously. Well, they're wrong. Usually they are not smarter.

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Most people think that 'I don't recall' is a clever answer. But it isn't that clever. You might not recall that you had bacon and eggs for breakfast- but if you killed your mother, you'll remember it.

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