{"product_id":"9781602399471","title":"The Quotable Lawyer","description":"\u003cbr\u003eThe legal system and the lawyers who operate in (and around) it have influenced society and continue to do so today. In this age of the slip-and-fall, “false” advertising, and medical “malpractice,” it’s clear that the quest for justice has not always been easy—it’s also been hilarious, poignant, enlightening, and scandalous.\u003cp\u003eWords from renowned lawyers, not-so-renowned lawyers, judges, authors, politicians, philosophers, and preachers make up this collection of over five hundred memorable, bite-sized quotations about the lives of lawyers; the law; landmark cases; and quips, jokes, and humorous sayings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluded in this diverse compendium are quotations by and about lawyers and law:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The life of the law has not been logic; it has been experience.”—U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.”—Clarence Darrow\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“We do not get good laws to restrain bad people. We get good people to restrain bad laws.”—G. K. Chesterton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A lawyer will do anything to win a case—sometimes he will even tell the truth.”—Patrick Murray\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skyhorse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47057546084592,"sku":"9781602399471","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781602399471_p0.jpg?v=1763829234","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781602399471","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}