Quote by Lionel Trilling
Every neurosis is a primitive form of legal proceeding in which th

Every neurosis is a primitive form of legal proceeding in which the accused carries on the prosecution, imposes judgment and executes the sentence: all to the end that someone else should not perform the same process. – Lionel Trilling

Other quotes by Lionel Trilling

Where misunderstanding serves others as an advantage, one is helpless to make oneself understood. – Lionel Trilling

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Obscurity
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We are at heart so profoundly anarchistic that the only form of state we can imagine living in is Utopian; and so cynical that the only Utopia we can believe in is authoritarian. – Lionel Trilling

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The people and the mindset that killed 3,000 of our fellow citizens on September 11 2001, would have killed not 3,000, but 300,000 if they could have or 3 million or 30 million. We need to do everything we can within our value systems and legal structures to make sure that doesnt happen. – Tim Pawlenty

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legal

Today, corruption has won and justice has lost. I brought corruption cases in good faith involving powerful people, and the political and legal establishment blatantly covered up and retaliated by targeting my law license. – Andrew Thomas

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legal

People talk of me as being the inventor of the legal thriller. – Scott Turow

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legal

There are obviously legal restrictions on what you can do on TV in the States, as there are everywhere. – Dave Rowntree

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legal

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What I learned from directing, I learned from soccer, where its like a coach-player relationship. – Sean Durkin

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relationship

My father still is a lawyer, and my mom was a teacher and then later a career counselor. – Steve Case

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mom

I loved making Pure Country. It was a great learning experience for me, seeing another part of the entertainment industry. – George Strait

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Experience

I was called “Rembrandt” Hope in my boxing days, because I spent so much time on the canvas. – Bob Hope

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