In his legal career, he demonstrated the propensity for sarcasm that would later mark him as a politician, once telling a judge who accused him of manifesting contempt of court, "Sir, I am doing my best to conceal it."
În cariera juridică, el a demonstrat tendința spre sarcasm care, mai târziu, avea să-l marcheze ca politician, spunându-i unui judecător care îl acuzase de sfidare⁠(d), „Domnule, fac și eu ce pot să mi-o ascund”.