The defendant wants to hide the truth because he's generally guilty. The defense attorney's job is to make sure the jury does not arrive at that truth.

Quote by Alan M Dershowitz

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I think we have to give religion its due. I think we have to respect...

I think we have to give religion its due. I think we have to respect...

The judge also has a truth he wants to hide: He often hasn't been completely...

The judge also has a truth he wants to hide: He often hasn't been completely...

When you give religiously inspired zealots weapons of mass destruction and you promise them that...

When you give religiously inspired zealots weapons of mass destruction and you promise them that...

Look, I don't know whether God exists. I don't know that. And I tell you...

Look, I don't know whether God exists. I don't know that. And I tell you...

Judges are the weakest link in our system of justice, and they are also the...

Judges are the weakest link in our system of justice, and they are also the...

The best answer to bad speech is good speech

The best answer to bad speech is good speech

I don't care if the Bible says it. It's wrong. It's wrong to divide people...

I don't care if the Bible says it. It's wrong. It's wrong to divide people...

[I]f we and our posterity reject religious instruction and authority, violate the rules of eternal...

[I]f we and our posterity reject religious instruction and authority, violate the rules of eternal...

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

Justice is like a train that is nearly always late

Justice is like a train that is nearly always late

Whoever fights, whoever falls, Justice conquers evermore

Whoever fights, whoever falls, Justice conquers evermore

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful,...

Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful,...

My definition of social justice: those who refuse to work deserve to go hungry.

My definition of social justice: those who refuse to work deserve to go hungry.

It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one.

It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one.

I never promised you a rose garden. I never promised you perfect justice.

I never promised you a rose garden. I never promised you perfect justice.

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

Nothing short of self-respect and that justice which is essential to a national character ought...

Nothing short of self-respect and that justice which is essential to a national character ought...

Justice is better than chivalry if we cannot have both.

Justice is better than chivalry if we cannot have both.

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government