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Alan Dershowitz Quotes: The law is agnostic about truth. It's very skeptical of ultimate truth. That's why freedom of speech permits lies to be told.
         

The law is agnostic about truth. It's very skeptical of ultimate truth. That's why freedom of speech permits lies to be told.


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