Quote by Alan Dershowitz
The defendant wants to hide the truth because hes generally guilty

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

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Twenty five percent of Israeli citizens are not even Jewish. Anybody can become an Israeli citizen if you qualify. Religion is not a criterion for citizenship. – Alan Dershowitz

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Religion
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In the Pentagon Papers case, the government asserted in the Supreme Court that the publication of the material was a threat to national security. It turned out it was not a threat to U.S. security. But even if it had been, that doesnt mean that it couldnt be published. – Alan Dershowitz

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Government
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Fiction is the truth inside the lie. – Stephen King

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Legends die hard. They survive as truth rarely does. – Helen Hayes

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In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same. – Albert Einstein

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Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible. – Francis Bacon

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It takes more than capital to swing business. Youve got to have the A. I. D. degree to get by – Advertising, Initiative, and Dynamics. – Isaac Asimov

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