There Will Never Be Another Ed Koch.

The Judge Also Has A Truth He Wants To Hide: He Often Hasn't Been Completely Candid In Describing The Facts Or The Law.

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.

Well, First Of All, No Professor Should Be Able To Say, I Refuse To Defend My Position. I Refuse To Debate My Position.

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.

The Defendant Wants To Hide The Truth Because He's Generally Guilty. The Defense Attorney's Job Is To Make Sure The Jury Does Not Arrive At That Truth.