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The function of the law is not to provide justice or to preserve freedom. The function of the law is to keep those who hold power, in power.
Gerry Spence
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Gerry Spence
Age: 96
Born: 1929
Born: January 8
Lawyer
Laramie
Wyoming
Gerald Leonard Spence
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