4 Quotes & Sayings By Johnnie Cochran

Johnnie L Cochran was a lawyer and civil rights activist who helped secure the acquittal of O.J. Simpson for the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. Cochran was the lead attorney in the landmark case, which set a legal precedent in racial profiling and racial justice in America. He is remembered for his passionate defense of O.J Read more

and his willingness to take on any case that would advance the cause of justice and equality in America.

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In this room we're all here together, but there's probably a lot of different views, people sitting here thinking, I don't own any slaves, all the slaves are dead. Why am I responsible? My family were immigrants, too. Johnnie Cochran
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Money will determine whether the accused goes to prison or walks out of the courtroom a free man. Johnnie Cochran
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I decided I wanted to be a lawyer when I was 11 years of age. Johnnie Cochran