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No nation can be really great that is held together by Gatling guns, and no true loyalty can be induced and kept through fear.

Clarence Darrow

Most jury trials are contests between the rich and poor.
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Poor Rich Trial
Those who enjoy the emotion of hating are much like the groups who sate their thirst for blood by hunting and hounding to death helpless animals as an outlet for their emotions.
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Animal Death Emotion Enjoyment Hate Help
Great wealth often curses all who touch it.
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Greatness Money Touch
The audience that storms the box-office of the theater to gain entrance to a sensational show is small and sleepy compared with the throng that crashes the courthouse door when something concerning real life and death is to be laid bare to the public.
CLARENCE DARROW

Audience Compare Death Life Public Reality Small Theatre
Some of you say religion makes people happy. So does laughing gas.
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Happiness Laughter People Religion Yourself
The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.
CLARENCE DARROW

Business Funny Honesty Law Pretend
I am sure of very little, and I shouldn’t be surprised if those things were wrong.
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Myself Surprise Wrong
The ability and inclination to use physical strength is no indication of bravery or tenacity to life. The greatest cowards are often the greatest bullies. Nothing is cheaper and more common than physical bravery.
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Ability Bravery Coward Greatness Life Physical Strength
When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President. I’m beginning to believe it.
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Beginning Believe Myself President
The difference between the child and the man lies chiefly in the unlimited confidence and buoyancy of youth.
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Children Confidence Difference Limitation Man Youth
The truth is always modern and there never comes a time when it is safe to give it voice.
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Modern Safety Time Truth Voice
I don’t believe in God because I don’t believe in Mother Goose.
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Believe God Mom Myself
Wars always bring about a conservative reaction. They overwhelm and destroy patient and careful efforts to improve the condition of man.
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Condition Conservative Effort Improvement Man Reaction War
I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.
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Kill Myself Notice Reading Satisfaction
The law is a horrible business.
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Business Horrible One Liner
Education was in danger from the source that always hampered it – religious fanaticism.
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Dangerous Education Fans Religious Source

No nation can be really great that is held together by Gatling guns, and no true loyalty can be induced and kept through fear.

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