Quotes by Alan Dershowitz

About Alan Dershowitz:

Alan Morton Dershowitz is an American lawyer, jurist, author, and political commentator. He is a prominent scholar on United States constitutional law and criminal law, and a leading defender of civil liberties. He spent most of his career at Harvard Law School where in 1967, at the age of 28, he became the youngest full professor of law in its history. He held the Felix Frankfurter professorship there from 1993 until his retirement in December 2013.
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If America has the right to target Osama bin Laden, or terrorists, of course Israel has the right to defend itself from terrorism.

Alan Dershowitz

You're absolutely right: Bob Grant is a racist, Bob Grant is a bigot, he's a despicable talk show host and I agree with that.

Alan Dershowitz

The same independence that got me into trouble in high school got me praise in college.

Alan Dershowitz

I've thought of publishing a book of my hate mail, but I don't own the rights to the letters.

Alan Dershowitz

Laws are important precisely because in a democracy they reflect the attitudes and aspirations of those they govern.

Alan Dershowitz

I never had an existential moment when I asked myself what I was going to do. I always wanted to be a lawyer, and I knew exactly the kind of lawyer I wanted to be.

Alan Dershowitz

The struggle for morality never stays won. It's always in process.

Alan Dershowitz

I think we're seeing privacy diminish, not by laws... but by young people who don't seem to value their privacy.

Alan Dershowitz

Individuals have the right to pick and choose which expressions to condemn, which to praise and which to say nothing about. Governments, however, must remain neutral as to the content of expression. And governments must protect the rights of all to e...

Alan Dershowitz

The Israeli military plays more than a critical role in defending the citizens of the Jewish state. It also plays an important social, scientific and psychological role in preparing its young citizens for the challenging task of being Israelis in a d...

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In my neighborhood, everyone had an opinion on the local cantor. You didn't go to a synagogue to listen to the rabbi's sermon. You went to listen to the cantor. It was like a concert.

Alan Dershowitz

What the United States has to do is send a clear message to Iran that they will not be able to develop nuclear weapons. Why endure the difficulty of sanctions if they are not going to be able to develop nuclear weapons anyway?

Alan Dershowitz

President Obama has earned my vote on the basis of his excellent judicial appointments, his consensus-building foreign policy and the improvements he has brought about in the disastrous economy he inherited.

Alan Dershowitz

The court of last resort is no longer the Supreme Court. It's 'Nightline.'

Alan Dershowitz

The Internet knows no national borders.

Alan Dershowitz

I think that lawyers are terrible at admitting that they're wrong. And not just admitting it - also realizing it.

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I think there would be less torture with a warrant requirement than without one.

Alan Dershowitz

There's no evidence that I'm aware of that guns reduce crime.

Alan Dershowitz

Any human being has private thoughts.

Alan Dershowitz

Ideas don't desert you; ideas aren't treasonous to you, but people can be.

Alan Dershowitz

I know Obama, I like Obama, I voted for Obama.

Alan Dershowitz

Author Bio

  • NameAlan Dershowitz
  • DescriptionAmerican lawyer, author
  • BornSeptember 1, 1938
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionAuthor
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship