Anyone can spot a lie, unless he is in need of that lie.
CLARENCE DARROWAnyone can spot a lie, unless he is in need of that lie.
CLARENCE DARROWMy constitution was destroyed long ago; now I am living under the bylaws.
CLARENCE DARROWLaws should be like clothes. They should be made to fit the people they are meant to serve.
CLARENCE DARROWI am a friend of the working man, and I would rather be his friend, than be one.
CLARENCE DARROWEducation was in danger from the source that always hampered it – religious fanaticism.
CLARENCE DARROWAn agnostic is a doubter. The word is generally applied to those who doubt the verity of accepted religious creeds of faiths.
CLARENCE DARROWNo nation can be really great that is held together by Gatling guns, and no true loyalty can be induced and kept through fear.
CLARENCE DARROWThe world is made up for the most part of morons and natural tyrants, sure of themselves, strong in their own opinions, never doubting anything.
CLARENCE DARROWI 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.
CLARENCE DARROWGreat wealth often curses all who touch it.
CLARENCE DARROWReligion is the belief in future life and in God. I don’t believe in either.
CLARENCE DARROWThe law is a horrible business.
CLARENCE DARROWThe law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.
CLARENCE DARROWFreedom comes from human beings, rather than from laws and institutions.
CLARENCE DARROWYou can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man’s freedom.
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.
CLARENCE DARROW