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Independence came and Binaisa, who, in 1959, had been declared the greatest law-breaker in Uganda, became, in May 1962, the country's first indigenous attorney general.
Godfrey Binaisa Shola Adenekan 2010
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Tyrant or liberator, lawgiver or law-breaker, depending on how you look at him, Byron's "little pagod" remains, for his admirers, the incarnation of the romantic genius.
How Stanley Kubrick Met His Waterloo Frederic Raphael 2011
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I am not a law-breaker, but throughout my life, it has felt like the law is trying to break me.
Carlos Roa: What Part of Human Being Don't You Understand? Carlos Roa 2010
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For those who believe that every law-breaker is a recidivist, let's consider this.
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I am not a law-breaker, but throughout my life, it has felt like the law is trying to break me.
Carlos Roa: What Part of Human Being Don't You Understand? Carlos Roa 2010
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I am not a law-breaker, but throughout my life, it has felt like the law is trying to break me.
Carlos Roa: What Part of Human Being Don't You Understand? Carlos Roa 2010
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“The life of each of our brave boys in uniform is worth more to us than the life of a law-breaker,” he said.
The Gun C. J. Chivers 2010
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However, because his parents brought him here at the age of 3 from Mexico, he is also technically a law-breaker.
Max Benavidez: Undocumented Immigration: A Moral Test for the U.S. Max Benavidez 2010
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However, because his parents brought him here at the age of 3 from Mexico, he is also technically a law-breaker.
Max Benavidez: Undocumented Immigration: A Moral Test for the U.S. Max Benavidez 2010
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But being outed as a law-breaker is considered shameful — and maybe even a little scary — in China.
Boing Boing 2008
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