Fali Sam Nariman (1929) Indian politician
in my country, a guaranteed constitutional right.”
On his view on representing lawyers as human rights activists on accepting briefs of clients
Fali S. Nariman, ‘Before Memory Fades: An Autobiography
Source: Kronos US v Sulaiman Abu Ghayth Statement https://kronosadvisory.com/Kronos_US_v_Sulaiman_Abu_Ghayth_Statement.1.pdf (1st March 2013)
Fali Sam Nariman (1929) Indian politician
in my country, a guaranteed constitutional right.”
On his view on representing lawyers as human rights activists on accepting briefs of clients
Fali S. Nariman, ‘Before Memory Fades: An Autobiography
“The charge is prepar'd, the lawyers are met,
The judges all ranged,—a terrible show!”
John Gay (1685–1732) English poet and playwright
Act III, scene ii
The Beggar's Opera (1728)
“Lawyers are like rhinoceroses: thick-skinned, short-sighted, and always ready to charge.”
David Mellor (1949) former British politician, non-practising barrister, broadcaster, journalist and businessman
Question Time, BBC1 (1992-12-03).
Mario Cuomo (1932–2015) American politician, Governor of New York
As quoted in The Nastiest Things Ever Said about Republicans (2006) by Martin Higgins, p. 131
Shirin Ebadi (1947) Iranian lawyer, human rights activist, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient
About the arrest of Nasrin Sotoudeh. Iran: Lawyers' defence work repaid with loss of freedom, 1 October 2010, Human Rights Watch, 26 April 2011, https://www.webcitation.org/6BiSr3nos, 26 October 2012 https://www.hrw.org/fr/news/2010/10/01/iran-lawyers-defence-work-repaid-loss-freedom,
Louis Farrakhan (1933) leader of the Nation of Islam
Louis Farrakhan, Leader of the "Nation of Islam", Declares His Support of Iran's Nuclear Program and Claims that Since the U.S. Administration Ignored His Warnings, "the Time for the Chastisement of Allah Is Here" http://www.memritv.org/Transcript.asp?P1=1407 (March 2007)
“… the use of nuclear weapons is Iran's right.”
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (1956) 6th President of the Islamic Republic of Iran
CNN mistranslation of phrase in 14 January 2006 news conference <br class="br">correct translation: "Iran has the right to nuclear energy." <br class="br"> "CNN allowed to resume work in Iran after apology" http://www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=5347--, Reuters, 17 January 2006 <br class="br">Misattributed
Charan Singh (1902–1987) prime minister of India
Source: Trysts with Democracy: Political Practice in South Asia, p. 80
Tony Blair (1953) former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
In full: Tony Blair's speech http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5382590.stm, BBC News online <br class="br">Attacking David Cameron, during his Labour Party Conference speech on 26 September 2006. <br class="br">2000s
Adonis Georgiadis (1972) Greek politician
As he responded to an interview in the newspaper "Kathimerini" when asked whether he is a far right(10 September 2017)
Source: http://www.kathimerini.gr/925987/article/epikairothta/politikh/adwnis-gewrgiadhs-den-yphr3a-pote-moy-akrode3ios