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Alan Dershowitz Quotes

In today’s distorted world of ‘human rights,’ truth takes a back seat to ideology, and false claims - especially those that ‘support’ radical ideologies - persist even after they have been exposed Picture Quote #1

I never do anything for money; I get paid a lot of money as a by-product Picture Quote #1

Every lawsuit results from somebody doing something wrong. If everybody did right, we wouldn’t need laws Picture Quote #1

I’m a very tough guy, and I fight hard, and I don’t give up. And that makes me friends and that makes me enemies, and I know that Picture Quote #1

I love to play. I love, opera, hiking and museums. The one thing I don’t do is sit. I have a tremendous amount of energy Picture Quote #1

I don’t think the law exists to arrive at the truth. If it did, we wouldn’t have exclusionary rules, we wouldn’t have presumptions of innocence, we wouldn’t have proof beyond reasonable doubt. There’s an enormous difference between the role of truth in law and the role of truth in science. In law, truth is one among many goals Picture Quote #1

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The law is agnostic about truth. It’s very skeptical of ultimate truth. That’s why freedom of speech permits lies to be told Picture Quote #1

Hypocrisy is not a way of getting back to the moral high ground. Pretending you’re moral, saying your moral is not the same as acting morally Picture Quote #1

I never had a strategy about my life. I didn’t have enough information to have a strategy. I’m the first person in my family to go to college. I had no family mentors Picture Quote #1

Candor and accountability in a democracy is very important. Hypocrisy has no place Picture Quote #1

Well, many insane people and seriously mentally ill people seem very reasonable Picture Quote #1

Being offended by freedom of speech should never be regarded as a justification for violence Picture Quote #1

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I think there would be less torture with a warrant requirement than without one Picture Quote #1

There’s simply nothing in there that would justify second degree murder Picture Quote #1

This is not about celebrity justice, this is about the rights of the children Picture Quote #1

A library is a place where you learn what teachers were afraid to teach you Picture Quote #1

Great research universities must insist on independence from government and on the exercise of academic freedom Picture Quote #1

I am deeply concerned that, without peace and a two state solution, the Jewish and democratic nature of Israel is in danger. That's why I have opposed Israel's settlement policy since 1973, and that's why I have favored a two state solution since 1967 Picture Quote #1

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The judge also has a truth he wants to hide: He often hasn’t been completely candid in describing the facts or the law Picture Quote #1

A state has the right to prohibit the killing of dogs and bears whether for film or for other purposes Picture Quote #1

Imagine a legal system in which lawyers were equated with the clients they defended and were condemned for representing controversial or despised clients Picture Quote #1

Such technological tools... are helping us now in the hot war against terrorists who would bomb this theater if they had the capacity to do so Picture Quote #1

I think mistakes are the essence of science and law. It’s impossible to conceive of either scientific progress or legal progress without understanding the important role of being wrong and of mistakes Picture Quote #1

I’ve thought hard about my psychological connections and I think I’ve managed to separate out the psychological from the legal, moral, and political Picture Quote #1

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Judges are the weakest link in our system of justice, and they are also the most protected Picture Quote #1

The defendant wants to hide the truth because he’s generally guilty. The defense attorney’s job is to make sure the jury does not arrive at that truth Picture Quote #1

The prosecution wants to make sure the process by which the evidence was obtained is not truthfully presented, because, as often as not, that process will raise questions Picture Quote #1

Hypocrisy is not a way of getting back to the moral high ground. Pretending you’re moral, saying your moral is not the same as acting morally Picture Quote #1

The vast majority of gun owners don’t kill, but people who do kill, tend to kill with guns, and often with illegal guns Picture Quote #1

When you discriminate against anyone, you discriminate against everyone. It’s a display of terrible intolerance Picture Quote #1

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In today’s distorted world of ‘human rights,’ truth takes a back seat to ideology, and false claims - especially those that ‘support’ radical ideologies - persist even after they have been exposed. (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) I never do anything for money; I get paid a lot of money as a by-product (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) Every lawsuit results from somebody doing something wrong. If everybody did right, we wouldn’t need laws. (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) I’m a very tough guy, and I fight hard, and I don’t give up. And that makes me friends and that makes me enemies, and I know that. (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) I love to play. I love, opera, hiking and museums. The one thing I don’t do is sit. I have a tremendous amount of energy. (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) I don’t think the law exists to arrive at the truth. If it did, we wouldn’t have exclusionary rules, we wouldn’t have presumptions of innocence, we wouldn’t have proof beyond reasonable doubt. There’s an enormous difference between the role of truth in law and the role of truth in science. In law, truth is one among many goals. (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) The law is agnostic about truth. It’s very skeptical of ultimate truth. That’s why freedom of speech permits lies to be told. (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) Hypocrisy is not a way of getting back to the moral high ground. Pretending you’re moral, saying your moral is not the same as acting morally. (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) I never had a strategy about my life. I didn’t have enough information to have a strategy. I’m the first person in my family to go to college. I had no family mentors. (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) Candor and accountability in a democracy is very important. Hypocrisy has no place (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) Well, many insane people and seriously mentally ill people seem very reasonable (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) Being offended by freedom of speech should never be regarded as a justification for violence (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) I think there would be less torture with a warrant requirement than without one (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) There’s simply nothing in there that would justify second degree murder (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) This is not about celebrity justice, this is about the rights of the children (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) A library is a place where you learn what teachers were afraid to teach you (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) Great research universities must insist on independence from government and on the exercise of academic freedom (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) I am deeply concerned that, without peace and a two state solution, the Jewish and democratic nature of Israel is in danger. That's why I have opposed Israel's settlement policy since 1973, and that's why I have favored a two state solution since 1967 (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) The judge also has a truth he wants to hide: He often hasn’t been completely candid in describing the facts or the law (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) A state has the right to prohibit the killing of dogs and bears whether for film or for other purposes (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) Imagine a legal system in which lawyers were equated with the clients they defended and were condemned for representing controversial or despised clients (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) Such technological tools... are helping us now in the hot war against terrorists who would bomb this theater if they had the capacity to do so (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) I think mistakes are the essence of science and law. It’s impossible to conceive of either scientific progress or legal progress without understanding the important role of being wrong and of mistakes (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) I’ve thought hard about my psychological connections and I think I’ve managed to separate out the psychological from the legal, moral, and political (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) Judges are the weakest link in our system of justice, and they are also the most protected (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) The defendant wants to hide the truth because he’s generally guilty. The defense attorney’s job is to make sure the jury does not arrive at that truth (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) The prosecution wants to make sure the process by which the evidence was obtained is not truthfully presented, because, as often as not, that process will raise questions (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) Hypocrisy is not a way of getting back to the moral high ground. Pretending you’re moral, saying your moral is not the same as acting morally (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) The vast majority of gun owners don’t kill, but people who do kill, tend to kill with guns, and often with illegal guns (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) When you discriminate against anyone, you discriminate against everyone. It’s a display of terrible intolerance (Alan Dershowitz Quotes)

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