“I'm trusting in the Lord and a good lawyer.”

— Oliver North

[Tom, Morganthau, Trusting 'in the Lord and a Good Lawyer.', Newsweek, 1986-12-08, 46-47]
Regarding the Iran-Contra affair.

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