The function of the law is not to provide justice or to preserve freedom. The function of the law is to keep those who hold power, in power. - Gerry Spence

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The function of the law is not to provide justice or to preserve freedom. The function of the law is to keep those who hold power, in power.

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About Gerry Spence

Gerald Leonard Spence (born 8 January 1929) is an American lawyer and writer.

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The true test of liberty is the right to test it, the right to question it, the right to speak to my neighbors, to grab them by the shoulders and look into their eyes and ask, “Are we free?” I have thought that if we are free, the answer cannot hurt us. And if we are not free, must we not hear the answer?

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