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False Prophets

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An ominous sign of America’s litigation culture is the state of its leaders—the lawyers. If the psychological condition of lawyers is any indication, a litigation culture will not prove to be an enriching one.

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Garry, P.M. (1997). False Prophets. In: A Nation of Adversaries. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6604-9_11

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