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They're all the same-- the cop, the criminal, the defense, the prosecutor-- they all share a fundamental belief in the malleability of truth

They’re all the same– the cop, the criminal, the defense, the prosecutor– they all share a fundamental belief in the malleability of truth
– Louise Erdrich

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