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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

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Probably it is impossible for humor to be ever a revolutionary weapon. Candide can do little more than generate irony. – Lionel Trilling

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There is no connection between the political ideas of our educated class and the deep places of the imagination. – Lionel Trilling

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And Americans realized that native people are still here, that they have a moral standing, a legal standing. – Dennis Banks

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Vigorous enforcement of copyrights themselves is an important part of the picture. But I dont think that expanding the legal definition of copyright outside of actual copyright infringement is the right move. – Edward Felten

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She never envisioned a legal career for me, but she did think it was very important that I be able to support myself, and I think she would be pleased to see what has become of me. – Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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They dont need a lawyer, they need a toastmaster. – Edward Bennett Williams

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