Wars always bring about a conservative reaction. They overwhelm and destroy patient and careful efforts to improve the condition of man.
CLARENCE DARROWNo man is a good citizen, a good neighbor, a good friend, or a good man just because he obeys the law. The intrinsic worth is determined mainly by the intrinsic make-up.
More Clarence Darrow Quotes
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I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.
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Whenever I hear people discussing birth control, I always remember that I was fifth.
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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 law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.
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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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There is a soul of truth in error; there is a soul of good in evil.
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Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for.
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Liberty is the most jealous and exacting mistress that can beguile the brain and soul of man.
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Eugene V. Debs has always been one of my heroes.
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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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It is bigotry for public schools to teach only one theory of origins.
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Everybody is a potential murderer. I’ve never killed anyone, but I frequently get satisfaction reading the obituary notices.
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Some of you say religion makes people happy. So does laughing gas.
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To think is to differ.
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Laws have come down to us from old customs and folk-ways based on primitive ideas of man’s origin, capacity and responsibility.
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