As a result, I’ve been portrayed as a cynical barbarian preying on the very clients I was charged to defend.
Meaning of the quote
Jack Abramoff, an American criminal, said that he was seen as a mean and uncivilized person who took advantage of the people he was supposed to help. Even though he was supposed to protect his clients, he was instead described as someone who was only interested in making money for himself, no matter who he hurt.
About Jack Abramoff
Jack Abramoff was a powerful lobbyist at the center of a major corruption scandal in Washington, D.C. He was convicted of crimes related to his lobbying activities and spent 43 months in federal prison. After his release, he wrote a tell-all book about the corruption he witnessed in the nation’s capital.
More quotes from Jack Abramoff
I did this within a philosophical framework, and a moral and legal framework. And I have been turned into a cartoon of the greatest villain in the history of lobbying.
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Words will not be able to ever express how sorry I am for this, and I have profound regret and sorrow for the multitude of mistakes and harm I have caused.
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I am much chastened and profoundly remorseful. I can only hope that the Almighty and those whom I have wronged will forgive me my trespasses.
American Republican lobbyist (born 1959)
You can’t beat somebody with nobody.
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This is really high on the priority list of tribal concerns. This is a cash cow in many circumstances, and tribes are concerned about protection of tribal assets.
American Republican lobbyist (born 1959)
If I read the articles about me, and I didn’t know me, I would think I was Satan.
American Republican lobbyist (born 1959)
They realize that spending millions to save billions is just good business.
American Republican lobbyist (born 1959)
In the past few years I have begun the process of becoming a new man.
American Republican lobbyist (born 1959)
As a result, I’ve been portrayed as a cynical barbarian preying on the very clients I was charged to defend.
American Republican lobbyist (born 1959)
Many of my e-mails have been maliciously taken out of context, another effort by those assaulting my career.
American Republican lobbyist (born 1959)