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Dan Sampsel
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“Purser has shown his face, sir. He has examined his domain and declared it secure and will bring his slops aboard this day. His name is Roberts and he informs me he is an attorney-at-law by trade, but making only a poor living in the legal business, took to the sea some ten years ago and is most satisfied with his new way of life. He told me that Portsmouth must have fifty attorneys, at a minimum, plying their trade and seeking clients and only a very few of them prospering, which surprised me greatly, sir. One does not conceive of a poor lawyer of whatever sort.”
― High on the List
― High on the List
“From all his father had said, the newspapers in his time had always been careful to discover the truth so that they should not inadvertently print it.”
― The Gathering Clouds
― The Gathering Clouds
“Too true,” said the little man with a laugh. “Thank you for coming.” “Don’t thank me. Thank the United States government. Which reminds me. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an—” “Are you actually Mirandizing me?” Harvath shrugged. “It’s a service we provide everyone now.” “Even suspected terrorists?” “You’ve been living in the mountains too long, my friend. We declared defeat in the war on terror about two years ago. We don’t even use the word terror anymore. There’s only ‘man-made disasters’ caused by disenfranchised groups who are really just ‘misunderstood.”
― Foreign Influence
― Foreign Influence
“Nick agreed. The very concept was awry. Lawyers – except they were remarkably inept – were parasitic on the great body of human beings and normally were most efficient bloodsuckers.”
― High on the List
― High on the List
“The consolidation of power at the federal level in the guise of public safety is a national trend and should be guarded against at all costs. This erosion of rights, however incremental, is the slow death of freedom. We have reached a point where the power of the federal government is such that they can essentially target anyone of their choosing. Recent allegations that government agencies may have targeted political opponents should alarm all Americans, regardless of party affiliation. Revisionist views of the Constitution by opportunistic politicians and unelected judges with agendas that reinterpret the Bill of Rights to take power away from the people and consolidate it at the federal level threaten the core principles of the Republic. As a free people, keeping federal power in check is something that should be of concern to us all. The fundamental value of freedom is what sets us apart from the rest of the world. We are citizens, not subjects, and we must stay ever vigilant that we remain so.”
― The Terminal List
― The Terminal List
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