Alan Dershowitz Quotes

Freedom of speech means freedom for those who you despise, and freedom to express the most despicable views. It also means that the government cannot pick and choose which expressions to authorize and which to prevent.

Alan Dershowitz

Great research universities must insist on independence from government and on the exercise of academic freedom.

Alan Dershowitz

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

Alan Dershowitz

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

Alan Dershowitz

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 and of mistakes.

Alan Dershowitz