List of Alan Dershowitz Quotes

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 Excesses Of The Federal Government.

We Live In An Age Where There Is Both More Expression And More Self-censorship Than Existed Even A Decade Ago. Alas, Laws Have Immunized Internet Carriers From Many Of The Usual Rules That Govern Public Dialogue. Rights Must Always Stay Ahead Of Technology To Assure That Constitutional Protections Apply To All Forms Of Communication.

I Am Attacked Equally By The Hard Right And The Hard Left For Expressing What They Regard As Politically Incorrect Views. I Thrive On Such Controversy And Welcome It. It Only Encourages Me To Speak Out More. I Have Not Been Affected By Attacks On Me For Defending Freedom Of Speech And Due Process.

When It Comes To Partisan Politics, Everyone Is A Hypocrite. And All They Care About Is Whether It Hurts Or Helps Them ... Is It Good Or Bad For The Democrats? Is It Good Or Bad For The Republicans? Is It Good Or Bad For Jews, Or Good Or Bad For Blacks, Or Is It Good Or Bad For Women? Is It Good Or Bad For Men? Is It Good Or Bad For Gays? That's The Way People Think About Issues Today. There Is Very Little Discussion Of Enduring Principles.

I Have Made A Career Out Of Arguing That We Shouldn't Be Criminalizing Political Differences. I've Made A Career Out Of Arguing That The Grand Jury Is An Abusive Institution. I Have Made A Career Out Of Arguing That We Shouldn't Stretch And Expand The Criminal Law. I'm Not Going To Change It Because You Think These Are Abnormal Times. When Thomas Jefferson Told The Justice Department That They Had To Prosecute Aaron Burr, And That He Was Going To Have The Chief Justice Impeached Unless He Found Aaron Burr Guilty, Those Were Special Times Too.

That's When Civil Liberty Suffers - When We Think Special Times Justify The Diminution Of Civil Liberties. And I'm Not Going To Accept That.

If We Move Away From The American Tradition Of Lawyers Defending Those With Whom They Vehemently Disagree -- As We Temporarily Did During The Mccarthy Period -- We Weaken Our Commitment To The Rule Of Law... So Beware Of An Approach Which Limits Advocacy To That Which Is Approved By The Standards Of Political Correctness.

I Charge My Wealthy Clients A Lot And Put 10 Per Cent In A Fund Which I Use To Pay The Expenses Of My Poorer Clients. When The Government Gangs Up On The Poor Schnook In The Street, Someone Has To Stand Up For Him.

A State Has The Right To Prohibit The Killing Of Dogs And Bears Whether For Film Or For Other Purposes.

The Plain Message Conveyed By The New Administration Is That George W Bush's America Is A Christian Nation, And That Non-christians Are Welcome Into The Tent So Long As They Agree To Accept Their Status As A Tolerated Minority Rather Than As Fully Equal Citizens. In Effect, Bush Is Saying: "this Is Our Home, And In Our Home We Pray To Jesus As Our Savior. If You Want To Be A Guest In Our Home, You Must Accept The Way We Pray."

I've Thought Of Publishing A Book Of My Hate Mail, But I Don't Own The Rights To The Letters.

I Have No Doubt That If An Actual Ticking Bomb Situation Were To Arise, Our Law Enforcement Authorities Would Torture. The Real Debate Is Whether Such Torture Should Take Place Outside Of Our Legal System Or Within It. The Answer To This Seems Clear: If We Are To Have Torture, It Should Be Authorized By The Law.