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There are two kinds of terrorism. Rational terrorism such as Palestinian terrorism and apocalyptic terrorism like Sept. 11. You have to distinguish between the two.

~Alan Dershowitz

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You can't think about terrorism without thinking about Palestinian terrorism. Palestinians began international terrorism. It started with them in 1968. They used it as the first resort, not the last resort. They invented it, they perfected it, they benefited from it and they taught the world how to use it and that it would be successful.

~Alan Dershowitz

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I was critical of race-based affirmative action early on in my career and I've changed my mind. And I've publicly acknowledged that I was wrong.

~Alan Dershowitz

Topics: Acknowledged Action Affirmative Affirmative Action Career Changed Critical Early Mind Publicly Wrong

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I learn from experience.

~Alan Dershowitz

Topics: Experience Learn

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I understand that it's good tactics to categorize me as a close-minded, unobjective extremist, but nobody that respects me has those views.

~Alan Dershowitz

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There's no evidence that I'm aware of that guns protect liberty.

~Alan Dershowitz

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There's no evidence that I'm aware of that guns reduce crime.

~Alan Dershowitz

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If you're a prosecutor, and you believe the defendant is guilty, you only talk about ultimate truth, but not intermediate truth. If you're the defense attorney, you care deeply about intermediate truth, but you tend to neglect ultimate truth.

~Alan Dershowitz

Topics: About Attorney Believe Care Deeply Defense Guilty Neglect Only Prosecutor Talk Tend Truth Ultimate You

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Any human being has private thoughts.

~Alan Dershowitz

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My goal is always to keep support for Israel a bi-partisan issue and never make a national election any kind of referendum on Israel.

~Alan Dershowitz

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Lawyer

Born: September 1st, 1938

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