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

Alan Dershowitz

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Alan Dershowitz
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: September 1
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Brooklyn
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Alan M. Dershowitz
Alan Morton Dershowitz
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