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Document Information
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Manuscript draft / book excerpt
File Size:
2.58 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from a book manuscript or personal essay (likely by Alan Dershowitz, based on the reference to his book 'The Case for Israel'). The text discusses the author's philosophy on free speech, his defense of unpopular clients ('sons of bitches'), and his personal experiences with defamation and legal challenges. It includes a word count header and a House Oversight Bates stamp.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Dershowitz | Author (Inferred) |
The text is written in the first person ('I') and mentions writing the book 'The Case for Israel', identifying the au...
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| H.L. Mencken | Journalist/Social Critic |
Quoted by the author regarding the difficulty of fighting for freedom by defending 'sons of bitches'.
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| Thomas Hobbes | Philosopher |
Referenced as 'Hobbs' regarding the 'rights of sovereigns' and censorship.
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| Unnamed Judge | Judge |
The author mentions being formally charged with criminally defaming this judge.
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| Author's Wife | Family member |
Mentioned in the context of 'outrageous defamations' claiming the author killed her.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| House Oversight Committee |
Identified via the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017172'.
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| The Government / The State |
Discussed generally as the entity with the power to censor.
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Timeline (2 events)
Unknown
Relationships (1)
Dershowitz quotes Mencken to validat his legal philosophy.
Key Quotes (5)
"The trouble about fighting for human freedom is that you have to spend much of your life defending sons of bitches: for oppressive laws are always aimed at them originally, and opression must be stopped in the beginning if it is to be stopped at all."Source
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Quote #1
"I have myself been the victim of outrageous defamations (including that I beat and killed my wife! And that I plagiarized my book “The Case for Israel”)."Source
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Quote #2
"I have been informally charged with inciting war crimes, and formally charged with criminally defaming a judge—to which I plead not guilty!"Source
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Quote #3
"It’s not that I trust the citizenry; it’s that I distrust the government."Source
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Quote #4
"To me, truth is not a noun; it is an active verb, as in “truthing” (or knowing, learning or experiencing)."Source
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Quote #5
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