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The Oxford Dictionary of American Legal Quotations
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by:
Shapiro, Fred R.
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Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Published: February 1, 1993
ISBN: 0195058593
Format:Hardcover
Pages:600
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Book Description
From Library Journal
According to the preface, this new reference "includes quotations by Americans about law, or by foreigners about American law." It contains "passages from judicial opinions, legal treatises, law review articles... statutes,
legislative materials, ethics rules, presidential documents and speeches." Over 3500 quotations are arranged by subject with cross references to other topics; keyword and author indexes are also provided. As one might expect, Oliver Wendell Holmes is
quoted most often (255 quotes). Other frequently quoted authors are Robert H. Jackson (134 quotes), Benjamin N. Cardozo (127 quotes), Thomas Jefferson (102 quotes), Learned Hand (89 quotes), and John Marshall (84 quotes). Although other authors include
Bob Dylan, Woody Allen, and Mario Puzo--"A lawyer with his briefcase can steal more than a hundred men with guns,"--for the most part, the quotations are serious and lengthy; many are longer than one paragraph. More up-to-date than Ragbag of Legal
Quotations (Bender, 1960), more convenient to use than Quote It II (Hein, 1988), which must be searched as a supplement to its previous edition, Quote It (Clark Boardman, 1969), Shapiro's collection is destined to become the standard reference work for
legal quotations in public, academic, and law libraries.
- Elizabeth Fielder Olson, Archer & Greiner, Haddonfield, N.J.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"The words which are criticized as dirty [in James
Joyce's Ulysses] are old Saxon words known to almost all men, and, I venture, to many women, and are such words as would be naturally and habitually used, I believe, by the types of folk whose life, physical and mental, Joyce is seeking to describe. In
respect of the recurrent emergence of the theme of sex in the minds of his characters, it must always be remembered that his locale was Celtic and his season spring."--John M. Woolsey, United States v. One Book Called "Ulysses"
The practice of
law rests heavily on the incisive, pithy, and occasionally witty language of the best technical writing, and law-related themes are often found at the core of works of literature, politics, and other fields. Previous compilations of legal quotations have
been limited, with significant gaps; many quoting rarely from American sources. For example, Supreme Court Associate Justice Potter Stewart's famous quip about pornography ("I know it when I see it") appears in no other work. The Oxford Dictionary of
American Legal Quotations is the most scholarly and most complete legal quotation reference ever published. It includes a comprehensive collection of the most famous passages of American judges and legal commentators. This work also contains the wittiest
sayings from literature, humor, motion pictures, and even song lyrics relating to American law. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., Clarence Darrow, and Abraham Lincoln share the pages with Mark Twain, Will Rogers, Kurt Vonnegut, Woody Allen, and Bob Dylan.
Over 3,000 entries are presented in a subject arrangement. An author index and an extensive "key-word" index further facilitate location of desired quotes. Each quote has been verified from the original sources, with the precise citations needed
for legal reference.
This work fills a need for lawyers and law students requiring material for their legal writing or interested in the rich cultural and historical dimensions of their profession, as well as anyone interested in the legal
system so pervasive in modern life or in the vital legacy of the American constitution.
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