A person in the business of defending criminal cases is going to live in controversy all of his or her life. F. Lee Bailey More Quotes by F. Lee Bailey More Quotes From F. Lee Bailey Can any of you seriously say the Bill of Rights could get through Congress today? It wouldn't even get out of committee. F. Lee Bailey usa government rights I get paid for seeing that my clients have every break the law allows. I have knowingly defended a number of guilty men. But the guilty never escape unscathed. My fees are sufficient punishment for anyone. F. Lee Bailey law numbers men Most people think that 'I don't recall' is a clever answer. But it isn't that clever. You might not recall that you had bacon and eggs for breakfast- but if you killed your mother, you'll remember it. F. Lee Bailey mother clever thinking In America, an acquittal doesn't mean you're innocent, it means you beat the rap. My clients lose even when they win. F. Lee Bailey rap winning mean The public regards lawyers with great distrust. They think lawyers are smarter than the average guy but use their intelligence deviously. Well, they're wrong. Usually they are not smarter. F. Lee Bailey guy average thinking I use the rules to frustrate the law. But I didn't set up the ground rules. F. Lee Bailey ground-rules use law Fear is something you have to throw into a corner. Constantly. Because it never goes away. F. Lee Bailey corners Those who think the information brought out at a criminal trial is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth are fools. Prosecuting or defending a case is nothing more than getting to those people who will talk for your side, who will say what you want said. F. Lee Bailey your-side people thinking Among the rednecks of America, which there are many more than people seem to realize, it was terribly damaging. I got blamed for O.J.'s acquittal. F. Lee Bailey redneck america people I would strongly recommend any young man to stay away from criminal law. It's not a good place to be, unfortunately. F. Lee Bailey criminals law men Justice Scalia is predictable. He can be counted on to come down with a conservative opinion, and generally, to bring Justice Clarence Thomas with him. F. Lee Bailey conservative opinion justice The memory of the American public is about six weeks. F. Lee Bailey week six memories If I'm offered a good case in Florida or a good case somewhere else, South Florida will win every time. F. Lee Bailey florida somewhere-else winning When you see a lawyer trying to pick a smart jury, you know he's got a strong case. F. Lee Bailey smart strong trying I can get a firestorm going anywhere in the United States by saying 'O.J.' F. Lee Bailey united united-states states I enjoy personal injury cases. I've tried quite a few of those. And, frankly, any kind of litigation that is trouble-shooting, whether it's equities, suits and injunctions, or whatever. F. Lee Bailey shooting suits kind Each lawyer makes somebody unhappy either by beating him, embarrassing him or tying him in knots. F. Lee Bailey embarrassing lawyer unhappy My experience is, people who retire die sooner than they should have. F. Lee Bailey retiring should-have people The legal profession is a business with a tremendous collection of egos. Few people who are not strong egotistically gravitate to it. F. Lee Bailey ego strong people I have never seen a major trial which lacked significant perjury, and I have yet to see that perjury punished. F. Lee Bailey perjury significant trials
