Alan Dershowitz

Being offended by freedom of speech should never be regarded as a justification for violence. ”

When I decide who to vote for as president, I ask myself who will be best for America and for the world. An important component of my answer involves my assessment of the candidate's willingness and ability to protect Israel's security, since I strongly believe that a strong Israel serves the interests of the United States and of world peace. ”

I am a peace supporting Jew. ”

Israel can't make peace without the clear support of the United States. ”

Any human being has private thoughts. ”

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

Ed Koch will never 'rest in peace.' That was not his way. He was always nervously squirming, while making others squirm as well. Comfort was not his goal. He understood that to be a proud and assertive Jew meant never being able to leave a sigh of relief and say, 'It's over, we are at peace, we can now put down our guard and relax.' ”

In some ways, Israel has achieved a peace. There are fewer rockets being sent into Sderot, there are no rockets to speak of from the North, there has been very little terrorism from the West Bank. It's a kind of peace. I hope for a better and more enduring peace. Peace is not an endgame; we will never be completely at peace. ”

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

When I was 14 or 15, a camp counselor told me I was smart. I had never been very good in school, but he told me once that I was smart but my mind operated a little differently. ”