It is the wall of separation between church and state . . . that is largely responsible for religion thriving in this country, as compared to those E….

I think most defense attorneys honestly believe the principle that says, 'Better 10 guilty go free than even one possibly innocent person be convicte….

It's never acceptable to target civilians. It violates the Geneva Accords, it violates the international law of war and it violates all principles of….

I believe that if Israel were to put an end to the settlements in the West Bank tomorrow, as it did in Gaza, there would still be reluctance on the p….

The worst mistake you can make is underrating your enemy. Assuming that they're evil - I think it's a terrible thing to do..

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..

Law is an imperfect profession in which success can rarely be achieved without some sacrifice of principle. Thus all practicing lawyers -- and most o….

When the Jews were being persecuted by the Nazis in 1944 we passed the War Refugee Act, which focused on rescuing Jews, a religious group. But if the….

I have made a career out of arguing that we shouldn't be criminalizing political differences. I've made a career out of arguing that the grand jury i….

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

The prosecution wants to make sure the process by which the evidence was obtained is not truthfully presented, because, as often as not, that process….

In the real world in which we live, you always have to choose between evils. And in choosing between evils, you have to have moral criteria for how t….

I came from a poor family, so working and going to school at the same time was natural. It taught me multi-tasking, although we didn't call it that b….

There are two kinds of terrorism. Rational terrorism such as Palestinian terrorism and apocalyptic terrorism like Sept. 11. You have to distinguish b….

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

Look, I don't know whether God exists. I don't know that. And I tell you one thing, I am not frightened of my beliefs. If there is a God who is threa….

If we move away from the American tradition of lawyers defending those with whom they vehemently disagree -- as we temporarily did during the McCarth….

I am a peace supporting Jew..

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

In my neighborhood, everyone had an opinion on the local cantor. You didn't go to a synagogue to listen to the rabbi's sermon. You went to listen to ….

I am attacked equally by the hard right and the hard left for expressing what they regard as politically incorrect views. I thrive on such controvers….