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Q. Did you ever encounter difficult judges or obstreperous opposition?

A. Most of the time!

Q. Sometimes you could be derailed by someone who was more ignorant than you claimed to be?

A. There’s no question of that. It’s often difficult to convince judges who’ve got a closed mind. The only way you can do it is by demonstrating beyond argument the incorrectness of their perceived attitudes. It’s very hard to do ...read more +

 
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