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We all learn in school that the judicial, legislative and executive branches of government must check and balance each other. But other non state institutions must participate in this important system of checks and balances as well. These checking institutions include the academy, the media, religious institutions and NGOs.

~Alan Dershowitz

Topics: Academy Balance Balances Branches Check Checking Checks Checks And Balances Each Executive Government Important Include Institutions Judicial Learn Legislative Media Must Other Participate Religious School State System Well Ngos

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Good character consists of recognizing the selfishness that inheres in each of us and trying to balance it against the altruism to which we should all aspire. It is a difficult balance to strike, but no definition of goodness can be complete without it.

~Alan Dershowitz

Topics: Against Altruism Aspire Balance Character Complete Consists Definition Difficult Each Good Good Character Goodness Recognizing Selfishness Should Strike Trying Us Which Without

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We don't have an Official Secrets Act in the United States, as other countries do. Under the First Amendment, freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and freedom of association are more important than protecting secrets.

~Alan Dershowitz

Topics: Act Amendment Association Countries First First Amendment Freedom Freedom Of Speech Important More Official Other Other Countries Press Protecting Secrets Speech States Than United United States

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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

Topics: Enemies Fight Friends Give Guy Hard Know Makes Me Tough Tough Guy Up Very

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You know, it's ironic to me that Christians want to keep the Ten Commandments in our schools, because Christianity has abrogated four of the Ten Commandments. For example, the Sabbath day according to the Ten Commandments is Saturday, not Sunday. And the reason is because God rested, not because Jesus was resurrected.

~Alan Dershowitz

Topics: According Because Christianity Christians Commandments Day Example For Example Four God Ironic Jesus Keep Know Me Our Reason Rested Sabbath Saturday Schools Sunday Ten Ten Commandments Want You

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It's never acceptable to target civilians. It violates the Geneva Accords, it violates the international law of war and it violates all principles of morality.

~Alan Dershowitz

Topics: Acceptable Civilians Geneva International International Law Law Morality Never Principles Target Violates War

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I can't find anything in the Constitution that says you prefer the life of the mother, or the convenience of the mother if it's an abortion by choice, over the potential life of the fetus. Look, I think women, if they're required to not have abortions, could die and could - so I favor a woman's right to choose.

~Alan Dershowitz

Topics: Abortion Anything Choice Choose Constitution Convenience Could Die Favor Fetus Find Life Look Mother Over Potential Prefer Required Right Says Think Woman Women You I Think

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When you discriminate against anyone, you discriminate against everyone. It's a display of terrible intolerance.

~Alan Dershowitz

Topics: Against Anyone Discriminate Display Everyone Intolerance Terrible You

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I love discomfort. I mean, my whole life is discomfort. One reason I can never retire is that the idea of just sitting on the beach totally comfortable is not a desideratum in my life. I like ambiguity, I like conflict, I like uncertainly.

~Alan Dershowitz

Topics: Ambiguity Beach Comfortable Conflict Discomfort Idea Just Life Like Love Mean My Life Never Reason Retire Sitting Totally Whole I Love I Can

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Juries are not computers. They are composed of human beings who evaluate evidence differently.

~Alan Dershowitz

Topics: Beings Composed Computers Differently Evaluate Evidence Human Human Beings Juries Who

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Lawyer

Born: September 1st, 1938

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