Probably the undertaker thinks less of death than almost any other man. He is so accustomed to it that his mind must involuntarily turn from its horror to a contemplation of how much he makes out of the burial.
CLARENCE DARROWIt’s not bad people I fear so much as good people. When a person is sure that he is good, he is nearly hopeless; he gets cruel- he believes in punishment.
More Clarence Darrow Quotes
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When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President. I’m beginning to believe it.
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Each child should be more intelligent than his parents.
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I am not afraid of any god in the universe who would send me or any other man or woman to hell. If there were such a being, he would not be a god; he would be a devil.
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You can only be free if I am free.
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My constitution was destroyed long ago; now I am living under the bylaws.
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An idea is a greater monument than a cathedral.
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I am an agnostic; I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are sure of.
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The law is a horrible business.
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Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to speak it to?
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Nothing is so loved by tyrants as obedient subjects.
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The difference between the child and the man lies chiefly in the unlimited confidence and buoyancy of youth.
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Laws should be like clothes. They should be made to fit the people they are meant to serve.
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Everybody is a potential murderer. I’ve never killed anyone, but I frequently get satisfaction reading the obituary notices.
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I don’t believe in God because I don’t believe in Mother Goose.
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One cannot live through a long stretch of years without forming some philosophy of life.
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