I am sure of very little, and I shouldn’t be surprised if those things were wrong.
CLARENCE DARROWWe know life is futile. A man who considers that his life is of very wonderful importance is awfully close to a padded cell.
More Clarence Darrow Quotes
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Anyone can spot a lie, unless he is in need of that lie.
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The purpose of man is like the purpose of a pollywog – to wiggle along as far as he can without dying; or, to hang to life until death takes him.
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The origin of the absurd idea of immortal life is easy to discover; it is kept alive by hope and fear, by childish faith, and by cowardice.
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The truth is always modern and there never comes a time when it is safe to give it voice.
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The law is a horrible business.
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You can only be free if I am free.
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No other offense has ever been visited with such severe penalties as seeking to help the oppressed.
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Autobiography is never entirely true. No one can get the right perspective on himself. Every fact is colored by imagination and dream.
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I have suffered from being misunderstood, but I would have suffered a hell of a lot more if I had been understood.
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Some of you say religion makes people happy. So does laughing gas.
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The trouble with law is lawyers.
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The only real lawyers are trial lawyers, and trial lawyers try cases to juries.
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To think is to differ.
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Physical deformity, calls forth our charity. But the infinite misfortune of moral deformity calls forth nothing but hatred and vengeance.
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You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man’s freedom.
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