Good character consists of recognizing the selfishness that inheres in each of us and trying to balance it against the altruism to which we should all aspire. It is a difficult balance to strike, but no definition of goodness can be complete without it.
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Judges are the weakest link in our system of justice, and they are also the most protected.
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A criminal trial is never about seeking justice for the victim. If it were, there could be only one verdict: guilty.
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I'm a very tough guy, and I fight hard, and I don't give up. And that makes me friends and that makes me enemies, and I know that.
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I've had such a satisfying life professionally and personally. I hope my tombstone says, 'Never boring.'
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I'm not a single-issue person, but I spend so much time on Israel because it is so unfairly condemned around the world.
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