Quote by Patricia Ireland
When I started law school I was shocked to learn that our legal sy

When I started law school I was shocked to learn that our legal system traditionally had the man as the head and master of the family. As late as the 70s and 80s when we were fighting for the Equal Rights Amendment, states like Louisiana still had a head and master law. – Patricia Ireland

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Women are called upon to defend every bit of progress we have made against particularly virulent attack. But we must also hold out a vision, put forth a positive agenda of what women need and want and then move forward toward that dream. – Patricia Ireland

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I come from a Christian faith. I am not going to give you insight into my particular beliefs. – Patricia Ireland

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Faith
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Some of us may just, in one-on-one conversations with our family, with our friends, over the back fence with our neighbors, talk about the reality of our lives and realize that were not alone, that we have a right to be physically safe and emotionally safe in our own homes. – Patricia Ireland

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Lawsuits should not be used to destroy a viable and independent distribution system. The solution lies in the marketplace and not the courtroom. – Don Henley

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It is simply a fact that the birth rate of our illegal immigrants exceeds that of our legal residents. – John Linder

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Truly I never thought of myself as writing legal thrillers, and I still dont think I do. I write stories about women. – Lisa Scottoline

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Perhaps these Ten Commandments cases will be the turning point in the legal war against religion. – Cliff Stearns

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No face which we can give to a matter will stead us so well at last as the truth. This alone wears well. – Henry David Thoreau

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Lawyers spend a great deal of their time shoveling smoke. – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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From the world wars of Europe to the jungles of the Far East, from the deserts of the Middle East to the African continent, and even here in our own hemisphere, our veterans have made the world a better place and America the great country we are today. – John Hoeven

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I think that age as a number is not nearly as important as health. You can be in poor health and be pretty miserable at 40 or 50. If youre in good health, you can enjoy things into your 80s. – Bob Barker

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