https://wist.info Wish I'd Said That! Fri, 01 May 2026 20:52:34 +0000 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://wist.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/little-w-little-box-60x60.jpg https://wist.info 32 32 43606282 https://wist.info/hand-learned/5782/ https://wist.info/hand-learned/5782/#respond Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:29:39 +0000 Dave http://wist.info/wp/?p=5782 If we are to keep our democracy, there must be one commandment: Thou shalt not ration justice.

Learned Hand (1872-1961) American jurist
Speech, Legal Aid Society of New York (1951-02-16)
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On ensuring that accused persons did not lack for counsel needed for a fair trial. ]]> https://wist.info/hand-learned/5782/feed/ 0 5782 https://wist.info/ivins-molly/2040/ https://wist.info/ivins-molly/2040/#respond Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000 Dave http://wist.info/wp/?p=2040 Yes, the bad-lawyer felony is the leading cause of the death penalty in Texas. The single most dangerous thing you can be in Texas is poor.

Molly Ivins (1944-2007) American writer, political columnist [Mary Tyler Ivins]
Essay (1997-06-10), Creators Syndicate column ]]> https://wist.info/ivins-molly/2040/feed/ 0 2040