Ifs Quotes by Alan Dershowitz

9 Ifs quotes by Alan Dershowitz

Alan Dershowitz cuts to the chase with legal precision. In these nine short reflections on 'Ifs,' his analytical tone encourages weighing alternatives before committing.

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All speech should be presumed to be protected by the Constitution, and a heavy burden should be placed on those who would…

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Everybody says they're opposed to torture. But everyone would do it personally if they knew it could save the life of a…

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Such technological tools ... are helping us now in the hot war against terrorists who would bomb this theater if they had…

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Though Israel may often be deserving of criticism, what is missing is the comparable criticism of equal or greater violations by other…

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The plain message conveyed by the new administration is that George W Bush's America is a Christian nation, and that non-Christians are…

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I have no doubt that if an actual ticking bomb situation were to arise, our law enforcement authorities would torture. The real…

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To ask about the 'source' of rights or morals assumes an erreous conclusion. To ask about the source of morals is to…

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When the Jews were being persecuted by the Nazis in 1944 we passed the War Refugee Act, which focused on rescuing Jews,…

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If we move away from the American tradition of lawyers defending those with whom they vehemently disagree -- as we temporarily did…

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I am a peace supporting Jew.

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There is no perfect justice, just as there is no absolute in ethics. But there is perfect injustice, and we know it when we…

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A criminal trial is never about seeking justice for the victim. If it were, there could be only one verdict: guilty.

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If torture is going to be administered as a last resort in the ticking-bomb case, to save enormous numbers of lives, it ought to…

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The Second Amendment has no place in modern society.

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Our First Amendment expresses a far different calculus for regulating speech than for regulating nonexpressive conduct and that is as it should be. The…

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I think that lawyers are terrible at admitting that they're wrong. And not just admitting it; also realizing it. Most lawyers are very successful,…

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Asymmetrical warfare is a euphemism for terrorism, just like collateral damage is a euphemism for killing innocent civilians.

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I never had an existential moment when I asked myself what I was going to do. I always wanted to be a lawyer, and…

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The Internet knows no national borders.

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It's a new phenomenon in America that states can now sue the national government and become a kind of check and balance on the…

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When it comes to partisan politics, everyone is a hypocrite. And all they care about is whether it hurts or helps them ... Is…

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Everybody says they're opposed to torture. But everyone would do it personally if they knew it could save the life of a kidnapped child…

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I think mistakes are the essence of science and law. It's impossible to conceive of either scientific progress or legal progress without understanding the…

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I never place limits on the potential success of my students. If they're going into acting, they're going to win the Oscar... If they're…

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