Law is where you buy it in this town.

Raymond Chandler

Farewell, My Lovely

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Topic

Corruption Law

Speaker

Philip Marlowe

Author

Raymond Chandler

Source

Farewell, My Lovely

Medium

Novel

Genre

Detective fiction

Language

English

Time

1940 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Chandler, Raymond. Farewell, My Lovely. Alfred A. Knopf, 1940, ch. 19.

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What is hell?
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The law may... Depend on what the judge has had for breakfast.

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Topic
Nature of law Law

Author

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Language
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Time
1933 1930s 20th century
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Citation

Hutchins, Robert M. "The Autobiography of an Ex-Law Student." The University of Chicago Law Review, Mar. 1934. Originally a speech at The Association of American Law Schools meeting. Dec. 1933, Chicago, IL, USA.

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Warfare... Is just an invention, older and more widespread than the jury system, but none the less an invention.

Margaret Mead

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Topic
War

Author

Margaret Mead
Source
Warfare is Only an Invention—Not a Biological Necessity
Medium
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Genre
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Language
English
Time
1940 1940s 20th century
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Citation

Mead, Margaret. "Warfare is Only an Invention--Not a Biological Necessity." Asia, Aug. 1940.