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That is why a criminal trial is not a search for truth. Scientists search for truth. Philosophers search for morality. A criminal trial searches for only one result: proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

— Alan Dershowitz

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An important assumption underlying our commitment to freedom of expression is that truth is a process, not a product.

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

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Dershowitz is not only a remarkable liar and slanderer, but also an extreme opponent of elementary civil rights.

Rights come from human experience, particularly experiences with injustice… In a word, rights come from wrongs.

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