I think mistakes are the essence of science and law. Its impossible to conceive of either scientific progress or legal progress without understanding the important role of being wrong and of mistakes. – Alan Dershowitz
Its never acceptable to target civilians. It violates the Geneva Accords, it violates the international law of war and it violates all principles of morality. – Alan Dershowitz
No country in the history of the world has ever contributed more to humankind and accomplished more for its people in so brief a period of time as Israel has done since its relatively recent rebirth in 1948. – Alan Dershowitz
I think that lawyers are terrible at admitting that theyre wrong. And not just admitting it also realizing it. Most lawyers are very successful, and they think that because theyre making money and people think well of them, they must be doing everything right. – Alan Dershowitz