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

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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