Alan Dershowitz Quotes, born Alan Morton Dershowitz on September 1, 1938, in Brooklyn, New York, is an American lawyer, jurist, author, and political commentator renowned for his expertise in U.S. constitutional and criminal law. Teaching at Harvard Law School from 1964 to 2013, he became its youngest full professor at 28 and held the Felix Frankfurter Professorship from 1993. Dershowitz has defended high-profile clients like O.J. Simpson, Jeffrey Epstein, and Donald Trump, and authored books such as The Case for Israel (2003) and The Case Against Impeaching Trump (2018). A vocal defender of civil liberties, he’s a frequent media contributor on CNN and Fox News. These 15 quotes—sourced from his books, interviews, and posts on X—reflect his insights on justice, freedom, and morality, capturing his provocative and principled spirit.
15 Alan Dershowitz Quotes
- “Hypocrisy is not a way of getting back to the moral high ground. Pretending you’re moral, saying you’re moral is not the same as acting morally.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “The best answer to bad speech is good speech.” (PictureQuotes, n.d.)
- “A library is a place where you learn what teachers were afraid to teach you.” (Goodreads, n.d.)
- “Judges are the weakest link in our system of justice, and they are also the most protected.” (The Best Defense, 1983)
- “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.” (The Best Defense, 1983)
- “There are many levels of truth.” (PictureQuotes, n.d.)
- “The threat or fear of violence should not become an excuse or justification for restricting freedom of speech.” (Huffington Post, 2012)
- “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 important role of being wrong.” (InspiringQuotes, n.d.)
- “The greatest threat to freedom is an excessive fear of terrorism.” (Bookey, 2023)
- “Foolish liberals who are trying to read the Second Amendment out of the Constitution by claiming it’s not an individual right or that it’s too much of a safety hazard don’t see the danger of the big picture.” (Goodreads, n.d.)
- “The first casualty of war is truth.” (Bookey, 2023)
- “A good lawyer knows how to shut up when he’s won his case.” (PictureQuotes, n.d.)
- “It simply cannot be disputed that for decades the Palestinian leadership was more interested in there not being a Jewish state than in there being a Palestinian state.” (PictureQuotes, n.d.)
- “Freedom of speech means freedom for those who you despise, and freedom to express the most despicable views.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “I have always considered ‘Pascal’s Wager’ a questionable bet to place, since any God worth believing in would prefer an honest agnostic to a calculating hypocrite.” (Letters to a Young Lawyer, 2001)
Alan Dershowitz’s quotes are a bold mix of legal acumen, moral clarity, and fierce advocacy for liberty, inspiring thinkers and debaters to challenge assumptions and defend truth. Which one’s got you ready to argue your case or stand up for free speech? Drop it in the comments and keep Dershowitz’s provocative legacy thriving!
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