'If you ever want to hide something from (Louisiana attorney general) Jack Gremillion, put it in a law book.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Earl Long suggests that hiding something in a law book is a clever way to keep it out of the attorney general's reach.
- In plain terms
- Hide things in law books to keep them secret from officials.
- What can you take from it?
- Use obscure legal texts to conceal information.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why might legal texts be overlooked?
- What are the risks of hiding data this way?
Another view
It assumes the attorney general won't search law books.
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