I love the Bible.

Nobody wants justice.

I learn from experience.

I am a peace supporting Jew.

There are many levels of truth.

The law is agnostic about truth.

Any human being has private thoughts.

It is difficult to offend a New Yorker.

The Internet knows no national borders.

Well you know, all law is about injustice.

The best answer to bad speech is good speech

I know Obama, I like Obama, I voted for Obama.

Question authority; but, raise your hand first.

I'm never satisfied unless I get the last word.

The Second Amendment has no place in modern society.

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

All sides in a trial want to hide at least some of the truth.

There's no evidence that I'm aware of that guns reduce crime.

The pervasiveness of guns in our society is destroying America.

There's no evidence that I'm aware of that guns protect liberty.

I don't believe in firing professors. They have academic freedom.

The struggle for morality never stays won. It's always in process.

Most liberal democracies don't try to figure out what the truth is.

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

There’s simply nothing in there that would justify second degree murder.

I never do anything for money; I get paid a lot of money as a by-product.

The court of last resort is no longer the Supreme Court. It's 'Nightline.'

Ideas don't desert you; ideas aren't treasonous to you, but people can be.

A library is a place where you learn what teachers were afraid to teach you.

This is not about celebrity justice, this is about the rights of the children.

I feel like my 50 years at Harvard were an interlude. I'm really a New Yorker.

I think there would be less torture with a warrant requirement than without one.

Well, many insane people and seriously mentally ill people seem very reasonable.

I was a Jewish rabbinical student for 12 years, and studied the Bible all the time.

Candor and accountability in a democracy is very important. Hypocrisy has no place.

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

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

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

I've thought of publishing a book of my hate mail, but I don't own the rights to the letters.

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

It's wrong, and it's racist, and it's bigoted to say that guns are quintessentially American.

Juries are not computers. They are composed of human beings who evaluate evidence differently.

I will continue to fight for justice, fairness, and constitutional rights until my dying breath.

A state has the right to prohibit the killing of dogs and bears whether for film or for other purposes.

I've had such a satisfying life professionally and personally. I hope my tombstone says, 'Never boring.'

Every lawsuit results from somebody doing something wrong. If everybody did right, we wouldn't need laws.

I think extremists within the base may very well move the Democratic party away from its pro-Israel position.

I am a man of principle. I will stick by my principles. I will tell the truth no matter where the chips fall.

The threat or fear of violence should not become an excuse or justification for restricting freedom of speech.

Rights are not self-evident. They're not unalienable. They are subject to modification just like anything else.

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