Alan Dershowitz Quotes About Lawyers

Quotes about: Lawyers

• Law is an imperfect profession in which success can rarely be achieved without some sacrifice of principle. Thus all practicing lawyers -- and most others in the profession -- will necessarily be imperfect, especially in the eyes of young idealists. There is no perfect justice, just as there is no absolute in ethics. But there is perfect injustice, and we know it when we see it.

  Alan Dershowitz

  Inspirational, Motivational, Eye

• I think that lawyers are terrible at admitting that they're wrong. And not just admitting it; also realizing it. Most lawyers are very successful, and they think that because they're making money and people think well of them, they must be doing everything right.

  Alan Dershowitz

  Successful, Thinking, People

• If we move away from the American tradition of lawyers defending those with whom they vehemently disagree -- as we temporarily did during the McCarthy period -- we weaken our commitment to the rule of law... So beware of an approach which limits advocacy to that which is approved by the standards of political correctness.

  Alan Dershowitz

  Respect, Moving, Commitment

  Alan Dershowitz (2009). “Letters to a Young Lawer (Easyread Large Edition)”, p.50, ReadHowYouWant.com

• Imagine a legal system in which lawyers were equated with the clients they defended and were condemned for representing controversial or despised clients.

  Alan Dershowitz

  Law, Justice, Legal System

  Alan Dershowitz (2009). “Letters to a Young Lawer (Easyread Large Edition)”, p.44, ReadHowYouWant.com

• A good lawyer knows how to shut up when he's won his case.

  Alan Dershowitz

  Lawyer, Shut Up, Cases

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

  Alan Dershowitz

  Thinking, Admitting, Lawyer

• It's every lawyer's dream to help shape the law, not just react to it.

  Alan Dershowitz

  Dream, Law, Shapes

• I tell my students, if you ever become comfortable with your role as criminal defense lawyer, it's time to quit. It should be a constant source of discomfort, because you're dealing with incredible moral ambiguity, and you've been cast into a role which is not enviable.

  Alan Dershowitz

  Criminals, Defense, Roles

• When I was growing up, my mother would always say, 'It will go on your permanent record.' There was no 'permanent record.' If there were a 'permanent record,' I'd never be able to be a lawyer. I was such a bum, in elementary school and high school... There is a permanent record today and it's called the Internet.

  Alan Dershowitz

  Mother, Growing Up, School

  "Legal System Treats Celebs Differently, Dershowitz Says". Interview with Chris Cuomo, sports.yahoo.com. September 17, 2012.

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