Gideon's Trumpet (1980) 7.3

Abe Fortas: [discussing a person's right to have an adequate defense during a trial] What I'd like to say to the Court is: "Let's not talk; let's go down there and watch one of these fellows try to defend themselves".

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Abe Fortas

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: [summarizing his argument before the Supreme Court] I think Betts vs. Brady was wrong when it was decided. I think time has made that clear. And I think that the time has come that the correct rule, the civilized rule, the rule of individualism, the rule of due process must be stated by this Court. James Fitzpatrick: [referring to Jacob, who is about to argue against the Supreme Court for the very first time] Don't go feeling sorry for the poor son-of-a-bitch until we've won.