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I think mistakes are the essence of science and law. It's impossible to conceive of either scientific progress or legal progress without understanding the important role of being wrong and of mistakes.

Alan Dershowitz

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Alan Dershowitz
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: September 1
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