What I need is a lawyer who specializes in the law of the jungle.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker humorously desires a lawyer who operates on raw survival instincts rather than formal law.
- In plain terms
- I need someone who knows how to fight dirty.
- What can you take from it?
- Sometimes you need a fighter not a negotiator.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When do rules fail?
- Who fights for you?
Another view
Operating outside the law often leads to worse consequences.
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