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Each lawyer makes somebody unhappy either by beating him, embarrassing him or tying him in knots.
F. Lee Bailey
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F. Lee Bailey
Age: 87 †
Born: 1933
Born: June 10
Died: 2021
Died: June 3
Attorney
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Military Officer
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Waltham
Massachusetts
Francis Lee Bailey
Embarrassing
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Tying
Knots
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