I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief.
The erosion of a nation’s concern for life and for individual rights, has always preceded the intrusion of tyranny.
Faced with the pain of freedom, man begs for his shackles.
Our willingness to openly reveal our feelings in our argument nearly always builds our credibility.
Lawyers should be chosen because they can demonstrate a history rich in human traits, the ability to care, the courage to fight, the will to win, a concern for the human condition, a passion for justice and simple uncompromising honesty. These are the traits of the lawyer.
Credibility is what it is ALL about...
Nothing in the world is as fearsome as a bloody, battered opponent who will never surrender.
Once slavery in America was not seen as radical. It became, instead, a revolutionary idea that slaves should be freed. When we have lived under a pernicious power long enough, no matter how oppressive, we grow so accustomed to the yoke that its removal seems frightening, even wrong.
The art of arguing is the art of living. We argue because we must, because life emends it, because, in the end, life itself is but an argument.
The people of a nation are enslaved when, together, they are helpless to institute effective change, when the people serve the government more than the government serves them.
To freely bloom – that is my definition of success.
Words that do not create images should be discarded.
To freely bloom that is my definition of success. The question then is, How does arguing with our children advance our goal that our children freely bloom.