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Alan Dershowitz Quotes

The threat or fear of violence should not become an excuse or justification for restricting freedom of speech Picture Quote #1

Well, first of all, no professor should be able to say, I refuse to defend my position. I refuse to debate my position Picture Quote #1

In the real world in which we live, you always have to choose between evils. And in choosing between evils, you have to have moral criteria for how to make those choices Picture Quote #1

A criminal trial is never about seeking justice for the victim. If it were, there could be only one verdict: guilty 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 think we’re seeing privacy diminish, not by laws... but by young people who don’t seem to value their privacy Picture Quote #1

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I’ve thought of publishing a book of my hate mail, but I don’t own the rights to the letters Picture Quote #1

Ideas don’t desert you; ideas aren’t treasonous to you, but people can be Picture Quote #1

It’s every lawyer’s dream to help shape the law, not just react to it Picture Quote #1

Laws are important precisely because in a democracy they reflect the attitudes and aspirations of those they govern Picture Quote #1

Scientists search for truth. Philosophers search for morality. A criminal trial searches for only one result: proof beyond a reasonable doubt Picture Quote #1

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

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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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I generally don’t select my chicken or my hamburgers based on the personal ideology of the person who is either flipping the hamburgers or making the money back at corporate headquarters. But if people want to do that, they’re free to do it Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

When I was 14 or 15, a camp counselor told me I was smart. I had never been very good in school, but he told me once that I was smart but my mind operated a little differently Picture Quote #1

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I think we have to give religion its due. I think we have to respect those for whom religion is important, but equally respect those who can achieve good morality without religion Picture Quote #1

There is no perfect justice, just as there is no absolute in ethics. But there is perfect injustice, and we know it when we see it Picture Quote #1

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 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

I tell my students, if you ever become comfortable with your role as criminal defense lawyer, it’s time to quit. It should be a constant source of discomfort, because you’re dealing with incredible moral ambiguity, and you’ve been cast into a role which is not enviable Picture Quote #1

Individuals have the right to pick and choose which expressions to condemn, which to praise and which to say nothing about. Governments, however, must remain neutral as to the content of expression. And governments must protect the rights of all to express even the most despicable of views Picture Quote #1

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That is why a criminal trial is not a search for truth. Scientists search for truth. Philosophers search for morality. A criminal trial searches for only one result: proof beyond a reasonable doubt Picture Quote #1

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The threat or fear of violence should not become an excuse or justification for restricting freedom of speech (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) Well, first of all, no professor should be able to say, I refuse to defend my position. I refuse to debate my position (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) In the real world in which we live, you always have to choose between evils. And in choosing between evils, you have to have moral criteria for how to make those choices (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) A criminal trial is never about seeking justice for the victim. If it were, there could be only one verdict: guilty (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 think we’re seeing privacy diminish, not by laws... but by young people who don’t seem to value their privacy (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) I’ve thought of publishing a book of my hate mail, but I don’t own the rights to the letters (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) Ideas don’t desert you; ideas aren’t treasonous to you, but people can be (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) It’s every lawyer’s dream to help shape the law, not just react to it (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) Laws are important precisely because in a democracy they reflect the attitudes and aspirations of those they govern (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) Scientists search for truth. Philosophers search for morality. A criminal trial searches for only one result: proof beyond a reasonable doubt (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) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) I generally don’t select my chicken or my hamburgers based on the personal ideology of the person who is either flipping the hamburgers or making the money back at corporate headquarters. But if people want to do that, they’re free to do it (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) When I was 14 or 15, a camp counselor told me I was smart. I had never been very good in school, but he told me once that I was smart but my mind operated a little differently (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) I think we have to give religion its due. I think we have to respect those for whom religion is important, but equally respect those who can achieve good morality without religion (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) There is no perfect justice, just as there is no absolute in ethics. But there is perfect injustice, and we know it when we see it (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) 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 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) I tell my students, if you ever become comfortable with your role as criminal defense lawyer, it’s time to quit. It should be a constant source of discomfort, because you’re dealing with incredible moral ambiguity, and you’ve been cast into a role which is not enviable (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) Individuals have the right to pick and choose which expressions to condemn, which to praise and which to say nothing about. Governments, however, must remain neutral as to the content of expression. And governments must protect the rights of all to express even the most despicable of views (Alan Dershowitz Quotes) That is why a criminal trial is not a search for truth. Scientists search for truth. Philosophers search for morality. A criminal trial searches for only one result: proof beyond a reasonable doubt (Alan Dershowitz Quotes)

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