“Ethics reform is about restoring the public trust. When that is in doubt, nothing is more important than restoring it.”

“One of the challenges for lawyers can be explaining, first of all, what the legal issue is and, second, its significance. And both of those are important.”

“When you file an amicus brief, and you represent a state, the court reads your brief. It is a powerful position to make the legal assault from.”

“Getting my legal situation fixed takes a bit longer than we all thought: twelve years to be exact. Not a big deal. Only most of my life.”

“For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life.”

“Also for there had been more than a few migrants aboard, yes, quite a quantity of wives who had been grilled by reasonable, doing-their-job officials about the length of and distinguishing moles u...”

“A state is a perfect body of free men united together to enjoy common rights and advantages.”

“States are as the men are they grow out of human characters.”

“A state is a perfect body of free men united together to enjoy common rights and advantages.”