"It's never acceptable to target civilians. It violates the Geneva Accords, it violates the international law of war and it violates all principles of morality."
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"I think that lawyers are terrible at admitting that they're wrong. And not just admitting it also realizing it. Most lawyers are very successful, and they think that because they're making money and people think well of them, they must be doing everything right.“
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