Best 7 quotes of Edward Bennett Williams on MyQuotes

Civil liberties are a great heritage for Americans.  They are not rights that the government gives to the people, they are the rights that the people carved out for themselves when they created the government.

I believe there are certain things that cannot be bought -- loyalty, friendship, health, love and an American League pennant.

In life every effort is marked down at the end as a win or a loss.

I will defend anyone as long as the client gives me total control of the case and pays up front.

These newspaper reporters... ever since Sullivan versus New York Times... have got a license to lie.

They don't need a lawyer, they need a toastmaster.

What are you supposed to do - stop practicing law whenever one of your friends becomes president?