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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I know that it isnt just violence against women, its how do we support ourselves and our families, how do we deal with health care for ourselves and our families? Its a bigger picture. – Patricia Ireland

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The trouble with law is lawyers. – Clarence Darrow

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What Im doing is writing stories about women who care about justice. They are women who think about the difference between right and wrong, whats legal and illegal, ethical and unethical, moral and immoral. – Lisa Scottoline

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The law has no compassion. And justice is administered without compassion. – Christopher Darden

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The only people who benefit from lawsuits are lawyers. I think we made a couple of them rich. – Gavin Rossdale

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