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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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

A jury is a group of twelve people of average ignorance

A jury is a group of twelve people of average ignorance

I have heard that a man might be his own lawyer, but you can't be...

I have heard that a man might be his own lawyer, but you can't be...

Judges don't age; time decorates them.

Judges don't age; time decorates them.

The trouble with referees is that they just don't care which side wins.

The trouble with referees is that they just don't care which side wins.

Judges must beware of hard constructions and strained inferences, for there is no worse torture...

Judges must beware of hard constructions and strained inferences, for there is no worse torture...

Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution,...

Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution,...

The law is not the private property of lawyers, nor is justice the exclusive province...

The law is not the private property of lawyers, nor is justice the exclusive province...

A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.

A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.

The juries are our judges of all fact, and of law when they choose it.

The juries are our judges of all fact, and of law when they choose it.

You will be judges of the fact. You are the sole and exclusive judges of...

You will be judges of the fact. You are the sole and exclusive judges of...

There is no slavery but ignorance.

There is no slavery but ignorance.

A good judge doesn't know the strength of the plaintiff's case until he's heard the...

A good judge doesn't know the strength of the plaintiff's case until he's heard the...

Whoever wants to be a judge of human nature should study people's excuses

Whoever wants to be a judge of human nature should study people's excuses