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I had grown tired of standing in the lean and lonely front line facing the greatest enemy that ever confronted man — public opinion.

Clarence Darrow

I feel as I always have, that the earth is the home and the only home of man, and I am convinced that whatever he is to get out of his existence he must get while he is here.
CLARENCE DARROW

Earth Existence Feeling Himself Home Man
True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.
CLARENCE DARROW

Hate Injustice Land Patriot True
Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for.
CLARENCE DARROW

Fight Oneself Reason
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

Fear Loyalty Nation Togetherness
Life is a never-ending school, and the really important lessons all tend to teach man his proper relation to the environment where he must live.
CLARENCE DARROW

End Environment Important Lesson Life Live Relation
You can’t get to a pleasant place to be at unless you use pleasant methods to get there. When you are dealing with a human society the means is fully as important as the end.
CLARENCE DARROW

End Human Important Method Place Society
The 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 DARROW

Doubt Natural Opinion Part Strong World
Men have always been obliged to fight to preserve liberty. Constitutions and laws do not safeguard liberty. It can be preserved only by a tolerant people, and this means eternal conflict.
CLARENCE DARROW

Conflict Fight Forever Liberty Man Obligation Preservation Tolerance
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.
CLARENCE DARROW

Death Emotion Greatness Man Reading Satisfaction Strong
I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.
CLARENCE DARROW

Kill Myself Notice Reading Satisfaction
Scopes isn’t on trial; civilization is on trial.
CLARENCE DARROW

Civilization Scope Trial
The truth is that brains have little to do with either the making or accumulating of money.
CLARENCE DARROW

Brain Creation Money Truth
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.
CLARENCE DARROW

Coward Discover Easy Ideas Immortal Life Origin
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.
CLARENCE DARROW

Compliment Ignorance Insult Man Myself Pretend
Some of you say religion makes people happy. So does laughing gas.
CLARENCE DARROW

Happiness Laughter People Religion Yourself
Human action is governed largely by instinct and emotion.
CLARENCE DARROW

Action Emotion Government Human

I had grown tired of standing in the lean and lonely front line facing the greatest enemy that ever confronted man — public opinion.

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