The defendant wants to hide the truth because he's generally guilty. The defense attorney's job is to make sure the jury does not arrive at that truth.

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

You know, it's ironic to me that Christians want to keep the Ten Commandments in our schools, because Christianity has abrogated four of the Ten Commandments. For example, the Sabbath day according to the Ten Commandments is Saturday, not Sunday. And the reason is because God rested, not because Jesus was resurrected.

I've thought hard about my psychological connections and I think I've managed to separate out the psychological from the legal, moral, and political.

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.

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

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