When any system has for its goal the advancement of the system over the betterment of its individual members, such a system is embedded in slavery. Gerry Spence More Quotes by Gerry Spence More Quotes From Gerry Spence When we acknowledge the kingdom of the self, we will no longer accept slavery either for ourselves or for others, no matter how it is disguised. Gerry Spence acceptance kingdoms self Faced with the pain of freedom, man begs for his shackles. Gerry Spence liberty pain men Under any religion, the preestablished impersonal code transcends the right of the individual to explore, experience, and marvel at the mysteries of his own life and death. Religions introduce us not to God but to slavery. They deprive us of our freedom to explore our own souls and to discover the endless and wondrous possibilities presented to us by an infinite universe. And most often the method of religions is fear, not love. They demand blind obedience and often obedience to dreadful dogma. Gerry Spence life-and-death soul religion To freely bloom - that is my definition of success. Gerry Spence success motivational inspirational Credibility is what it is ALL about. Gerry Spence credibility Nearly every day on the television set the hero cop breaks into the bad guy's house and beats a confession out of him and we cheer on the cop. Propaganda smears our clear vision. It causes us to accept the diminishment of our constitutional protections as something to be lauded - after all, the cop was protecting us. Gerry Spence cheer hero house There are no rules that say lawyers cannot write or speak from their heart. Passion has never been formally outlawed, although it is a little-known experience among most lawyers and nearly all academicians. Gerry Spence passion heart writing Today the insatiable quest for profit promotes the new slavery. In bewildering ways, the new is more pernicious than the old, for the New American Slave is told he is free, and he clings to that myth as if his life depended upon it, a suspicion that cannot be totally ignored. Gerry Spence slavery quests today It is an anomaly that we can split the atom, but we are nearly powerless to persuade each other to embrace justice. Gerry Spence atoms anomalies justice I am not as concerned about choosing the right words as I am in letting the words flow naturally. Gerry Spence concerned flow right-words How much of our lives could we buy back if we cherished our lives instead of our trinkets? Gerry Spence trinkets our-lives life Skepticism, not cleanliness, is next to godliness. Skepticism is the father of freedom. It is like the pry that holds open the door for truth to slip in. Gerry Spence next doors father The worst enslaving trait of all is greed. I rail against the substitution of money for worth. The idea that the endless accumulation of dead money can furnish a meaningful life to sold-out souls is the supreme lie offered by the system of free enterprise. Gerry Spence money meaningful lying The Internet...has become the voice of the people in the first genuine experiment in democracy yet conducted in America. It stands ready to serve every facet, every faction. Gerry Spence voice america people To bargain freedom for security is the devil's bargain. Having made the bargain, one enjoys neither freedom nor security. Gerry Spence devil enjoy made The art of arguing is the art of living. We argue because we must, because life emends it, because, in the end, life itself is but an argument. Gerry Spence argument arguing art The way people move is their autobiography in motion. Gerry Spence dancing dance moving I cherish the fantasy, even the hope, of adventures in other realms to come. But how can we choke out that most precious of all gifts, life, with the rope of religion around our necks? It chokes out freedom with dogma. It pinions us to the stake of superstition. Gerry Spence superstitions adventure death Love is how we feel toward those who show us that which is lovable about ourselves. Gerry Spence lovable shows love-is We must begin to train lawyers the minute they walk into law school to tell the truth. They must immediately begin to learn the business of representing people. They must be assigned cases the first day. Gerry Spence law people school
