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You can bring out those French optimists who believed in the Maginot line, etc. You might bring out that it is necessary for politicians to stress the bright side of things—they are in politics and must get the people’s vote—you don’t care
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“Law is important because, in a society based on the rule of law, it channels the force of the state.”
― The Tools of Argument: How the Best Lawyers Think, Argue, and Win
― The Tools of Argument: How the Best Lawyers Think, Argue, and Win
“Therefore, we need a different definition of strength than mere persuasiveness. The true stronger argument is the argument that meets some objective test of strength, and that should win. But,”
― The Tools of Argument: How the Best Lawyers Think, Argue, and Win
― The Tools of Argument: How the Best Lawyers Think, Argue, and Win
“Law is important because it establishes the terms under which the state will apply its force—by which society has agreed through the state and the law how the coercive power of the state can be used.”
― The Tools of Argument: How the Best Lawyers Think, Argue, and Win
― The Tools of Argument: How the Best Lawyers Think, Argue, and Win
“In general terms, we can say that lawyers analyze and argue about what the rules are and how they apply to particular situations.”
― The Tools of Argument: How the Best Lawyers Think, Argue, and Win
― The Tools of Argument: How the Best Lawyers Think, Argue, and Win
“By making the weaker argument in this sense appear the stronger, lawyers or other sophists may subvert first principles, truth, or public policy.”
― The Tools of Argument: How the Best Lawyers Think, Argue, and Win
― The Tools of Argument: How the Best Lawyers Think, Argue, and Win
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