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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

Topics: Arrive Attorney Because Defense Does Generally Guilty He Hide Job Jury Make Sure Truth Wants

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In my neighborhood, everyone had an opinion on the local cantor. You didn't go to a synagogue to listen to the rabbi's sermon. You went to listen to the cantor. It was like a concert.

~Alan Dershowitz

Topics: Concert Everyone Go Had Like Listen Local Neighborhood Opinion Rabbi Sermon Synagogue You

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Scientists search for truth. Philosophers search for morality. A criminal trial searches for only one result: proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

~Alan Dershowitz

Topics: Beyond Criminal Doubt Morality Only Philosophers Proof Reasonable Result Scientists Search Searches Trial Truth

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The court of last resort is no longer the Supreme Court. It's 'Nightline.'

~Alan Dershowitz

Topics: Court Last Longer Resort Supreme Supreme Court

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Judges are the weakest link in our system of justice, and they are also the most protected.

~Alan Dershowitz

Topics: Also Judges Justice Link Most Our Protected System Weakest Weakest Link

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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

Topics: Because Evidence Make Obtained Often Presented Process Prosecution Questions Raise Sure Truthfully Wants Which Will

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I think that lawyers are terrible at admitting that they're wrong. And not just admitting it; also realizing it. Most lawyers are very successful, and they think that because they're making money and people think well of them, they must be doing everything right.

~Alan Dershowitz

Topics: Admitting Also Because Doing Everything Just Lawyers Making Making Money Money Most Must People Realizing Right Successful Terrible Them Think Very Well Wrong I Think

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There are many levels of truth.

~Alan Dershowitz

Topics: Levels Many Many Levels Truth

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The law is agnostic about truth.

~Alan Dershowitz

Topics: About Agnostic Law Truth

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The struggle for morality never stays won. It's always in process.

~Alan Dershowitz

Topics: Always Morality Never Process Stays Struggle Won

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Lawyer

Born: September 1st, 1938

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