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In Representing Criminal Defendants - Especially Guilty Ones - It Is Often Necessary To Take The Offensive Against The Government: To Put The Government On Trial For Its Misconduct. In Law, As In Sports, The Best Defense Is Often A Good Offense. The Courtroom Oath - To Tell The Truth, The Whole Truth And Nothing But The Truth - Is Applicable Only To Witnesses... Because The American Justice System Is Built On A Foundation Of Not Telling The Whole Entire Truth.

I Don't Think The Law Exists To Arrive At The Truth. If It Did, We Wouldn't Have Exclusionary Rules, We Wouldn't Have Presumptions Of Innocence, We Wouldn't Have Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt. There's An Enormous Difference Between The Role Of Truth In Law And The Role Of Truth In Science. In Law, Truth Is One Among Many Goals.

Most Liberal Democracies Don't Try To Figure Out What The Truth Is.

Scientists Search For Truth. Philosophers Search For Morality. A Criminal Trial Searches For Only One Result: Proof Beyond A Reasonable Doubt.

There Are Two Kinds Of Terrorism. Rational Terrorism Such As Palestinian Terrorism And Apocalyptic Terrorism Like Sept. 11. You Have To Distinguish Between The Two.