The defendant wants to hide the truth because hes generally guilty. The defense attorneys job is to make sure the jury does not arrive at that truth. – Alan Dershowitz
Great research universities must insist on independence from government and on the exercise of academic freedom. – Alan Dershowitz
Ive thought hard about my psychological connections and I think Ive managed to separate out the psychological from the legal, moral, and political. – Alan Dershowitz
I came from a poor family, so working and going to school at the same time was natural. It taught me multi-tasking, although we didnt call it that back then. I learned I could never be idle, I need to be doing many things at once. – Alan Dershowitz