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i think that what is missing over the decades as i have lived is exactly what tony is saying. the dissident voice has become either silent or is yawning itself to sleep. and we can all do something about that. i wrote this book because i wanted tonys dissident voice to be heard. i wanted the art that i did of him showing his passion and his aliveness to be seen. i thought the two of them together gave a bigger picture than just one alone. and were all capable of in some way voicing our...

system. [applause] >> why do i think this audience is going to be on his side? [laughing] i actually -- i dont disagree with what youre saying. but im saying, from a functional standpoint it works. i mean, wall street law firms work. they do great work. they do the best practice of law that is done in the country. and if you dont believe that, youre just wrong. [laughing] >> no. the death penalty, appellate lawyers do the best work in the country. their objective is valid. and their in...

amazon.com. id like to thank mary mcdonagh murphy, who joined us from new york via skype, and john -- john is actually a descendant of the first chief justice of the u.s. supreme court. paulette frankl, "lust for justice," tony serra, and sheldon siegal. so before we take a break, i do have a surprise. a few years ago, i guess six or seven years ago, i met an amazing artist. i was visiting his home. and he had created this wonderful sculpture. i immediately recognized it as being clare...

the malfunction of the entire system. [applause] >> why do i think this audience is going to be on his side? [laughing] i actually -- i dont disagree with what youre saying. but im saying, from a functional standpoint it works. i mean, wall street law firms work. they do great work. they do the best practice of law that is done in the country. and if you dont believe that, youre just wrong. [laughing] >> no. the death penalty, appellate lawyers do the best work in the country. their ob...

and the time its shot. you know, the beginning of the 1960s and whats going on in the country. and i think youll find it is a greater experience than you remember it. not because atticus finch is the smartest guy on the block, but because the movie makers are the smartest guys on the block. [applause] >> once again we have all the books by our novelists here and our writers here in the front. or you can find them on amazon.com. id like to thank mary mcdonagh murphy, who joined us from ...

power, there is a lust for control, and there is a lust to put the lesser down. it happens a lot in court. and thats what i see. >> were going to have the opportunity to have you ask questions. so the ushers have cards. so just raise your hand if youd like to fill out a card, and they will submit them to me and i will ask the questions. john, you know, over time weve seen the portrayals, whether its -- just take for example the defense attorney. a lot of us grew up watching "perry maso...

about the criminal justice system. but i think you need to start out in, you know -- we need to have income redistribution in the country. i mean, its crazy. and if you do that, you know, in an important way, then a lot of these problems are just going to get fixed by themselves. theyre fundamentally economic problems. we used to have 90% taxation of, you know, very high income individuals. we dont do that anymore. i meek, god, dividends and capital gains are taxed at 15%. thats just i...

this is an imperfect society that we have. we know that. what can we do to improve it? >> gee. you know, i dont know anything about the criminal justice system. but i think you need to start out in, you know -- we need to have income redistribution in the country. i mean, its crazy. and if you do that, you know, in an important way, then a lot of these problems are just going to get fixed by themselves. theyre fundamentally economic problems. we used to have 90% taxation of, you know, ...

time that theyre making -- what was that huge thing in the sand? oh, "lawrence of arabia." right? [laughing] the same time theyre shooting "to kill a mockingbird." theyre doing it all on the sound stage. theres a reason for that. theyre doing it in black and white. you know how they had to push to get that through the studio, to make a black and white film when everybody wants color? they finally invented technicolor and all of this crap and these guys say they want to do "to kill a mo...

that issue and strive for change. the first thing is identify. and then to demonstrate. and then to do actions. and maybe, you know, im old and im thinking how the 1960s sought to reform things like war and racism, and they took it to the streets, and they cried out loud, and they demonstrated, chanted, boycotted tax. we have to wake up! were in a slumber because life is fat in the united states. and were willing to surrender constitutional rights for our own, you know, image of self-p...