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Hypocrisy is not a way of getting back to the moral high ground. Pretending you're moral, saying you're moral is not the same as acting morally.

~Alan Dershowitz

Topics: Acting Back Getting Ground High High Ground Hypocrisy Moral Morally Pretending Same Saying Way You

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It's every lawyer's dream to help shape the law, not just react to it.

~Alan Dershowitz

Topics: Dream Every Help Just Law Lawyer React Shape

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A good lawyer knows how to shut up when he's won his case.

~Alan Dershowitz

Topics: Case Good He His How Knows Lawyer Shut Shut Up Up Won

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Asymmetrical warfare is a euphemism for terrorism, just like collateral damage is a euphemism for killing innocent civilians.

~Alan Dershowitz

Topics: Civilians Collateral Damage Euphemism Innocent Just Like Terrorism Warfare

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Being offended by freedom of speech should never be regarded as a justification for violence.

~Alan Dershowitz

Topics: Being Freedom Freedom Of Speech Justification Never Offended Regarded Should Speech Violence

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Freedom of speech means freedom for those who you despise, and freedom to express the most despicable views. It also means that the government cannot pick and choose which expressions to authorize and which to prevent.

~Alan Dershowitz

Topics: Also Cannot Choose Despicable Despise Express Expressions Freedom Freedom Of Speech Government Means Most Pick Pick And Choose Prevent Speech Those Views Which Who You

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If torture is going to be administered as a last resort in the ticking-bomb case, to save enormous numbers of lives, it ought to be done openly, with accountability, with approval by the president of the United States or by a Supreme Court justice.

~Alan Dershowitz

Topics: Accountability Approval Case Court Done Enormous Going Justice Last Lives Numbers Openly Ought President Resort Save States Supreme Supreme Court Supreme Court Justice Torture United United States

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I think that lawyers are terrible at admitting that they're wrong. And not just admitting it - also realizing it.

~Alan Dershowitz

Topics: Admitting Also Just Lawyers Realizing Terrible Think Wrong I Think

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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

Topics: After Back Been Claims Distorted Even Exposed False Human Human Rights Ideologies Ideology Persist Radical Rights Seat Support Takes Those Today Truth World

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Candor and accountability in a democracy is very important. Hypocrisy has no place.

~Alan Dershowitz

Topics: Accountability Candor Democracy Hypocrisy Important Place Very

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Lawyer

Born: September 1st, 1938

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