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Alan Dershowitz

I think mistakes are the essence of science and law. It's impossible to conceive of either scientific progress or legal progress without understanding the important role of being wrong and of mistakes.

Alan Dershowitz

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Alan Dershowitz is saying that both science and law rely on recognizing and learning from errors to move forward. Without acknowledging mistakes, it would be impossible to improve or develop new ideas in these fields.

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