"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."
Alan Dershowitz is an American attorney, legal scholar, and author. He taught for decades at Harvard Law School and participated in several high-profile legal cases. His writing and commentary focus on constitutional and criminal law.