Any one who thinks is an agnostic about something, otherwise he must believe that he is possessed of all knowledge. And the proper place for such a person is in the madhouse or the home for the feeble-minded.
CLARENCE DARROWFreedom comes from human beings, rather than from laws and institutions.
More Clarence Darrow Quotes
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There are two things that kill a genius – a fatal disease and contentment.
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In spite of all the yearnings of men, no one can produce a single fact or reason to support the belief in God and in personal immortality.
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I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure – that is all that agnosticism means.
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Someday I hope to write a book where the royalties will pay for the copies I give away.
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The truth is that brains have little to do with either the making or accumulating of money.
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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.
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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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As long as the world shall last there will be wrongs, and if no man objected and no man rebelled, those wrongs would last forever.
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I am simply an agnostic. I haven’t yet had time or opportunity to explore the universe, and I don’t know what I might run on to in some nook or corner.
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Most lawyers only tell you about the cases they win. I can tell you about some I lose. A lawyer who wins all his cases does not have many.
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Working people have alot of bad habits, but the worst of these is work.
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All men have an emotion to kill; when they strongly dislike someone they involuntarily wish he was dead. I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.
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It is bigotry for public schools to teach only one theory of origins.
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I do not believe in god because I do not believe in Mother Goose.
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We know life is futile. A man who considers that his life is of very wonderful importance is awfully close to a padded cell.
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