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I think mistakes are the essence of science and law. Its impossibl

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

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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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Judges are the weakest link in our system of justice, and they are also the most protected. – Alan Dershowitz

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Do not ghettoize society by putting people into legal categories of gender, race, ethnicity, language, or other such characteristics. – Preston Manning

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