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Quote by Nelson Algren
Literature is made upon any occasion that a challenge is put to th

Literature is made upon any occasion that a challenge is put to the legal apparatus by conscience in touch with humanity. – Nelson Algren

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The Impossible Generalized Man today is the critic who believes in loving those unworthy of love as well as those worthy –yet believes this only insofar as no personal risk is entailed. Meaning he loves no one, worthy or no. This is what makes him impossible. – Nelson Algren

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Love
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Never play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat at a place called Moms. Never sleep with a woman whose troubles are worse than your own. – Nelson Algren

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mom
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The hard necessity of bringing the judge on the bench down into the dock has been the peculiar responsibility of the writer in all ages of man. – Nelson Algren

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Authors & Writing
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Other Quotes from
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Judges are the weakest link in our system of justice, and they are also the most protected. – Alan Dershowitz

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legal

I have strongly rejected the proposal to pardon and transfer her to the United States. I do not have the legal power to pardon terrorists and even if I did, I would not use it. – Alberto Fujimori

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legal

Anybody who thinks talk is cheap should get some legal advice. – Franklin P. Jones

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legal

Well, when I think of steroids I think of an image. You have the advantage over someone, which is a form of cheating. I guess it wouldnt be right unless it was legal for everybody. Reason its not legal for everybody is because it can hurt people seriously. – Evander Holyfield

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legal

Random Quotes

Someday I want to be rich. Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. Thats how rich I want to be. – Rita Rudner

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respect

Pity makes the world soft to the weak and noble to the strong. – Sir Edwin Arnold

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Sympathy

My uncles a lawyer and I remember going to see him in court and thinking, Thats cool, too bad I could never be a lawyer. – Lena Dunham

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cool

It is only by not paying ones bills that one can hope to live in the memory of the commercial classes. – Oscar Wilde

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Hope