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Lawyers are very, very good at keeping you out of prison, but they will sacrifice your reputation and credibility to do so.

Barney Frank

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Barney Frank
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: March 31
Former U.S. Representative
Politician
Bayonne
New Jersey
Barnett Frank
Reputation
Prison
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Lawyers
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Capitalism works better from every perspective when the economic decision makers are forced to share power with those who will be affected by those decisions.
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