Some of you say religion makes people happy. So does laughing gas.
CLARENCE DARROWInside every lawyer is the wreck of a poet.
More Clarence Darrow Quotes
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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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The fear of God is not the beginning of wisdom. The fear of God is the death of wisdom. Skepticism and doubt lead to study and investigation, and investigation is the beginning of wisdom.
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In life one cannot eat his cake and have it, too; he must make his choice and then do the best he can to be content to go the way his judgment leads.
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An idea is a greater monument than a cathedral.
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Inside every lawyer is the wreck of a poet.
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When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President. I’m beginning to believe it.
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The law is a horrible business.
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In order to have enough freedom, it is necessary to have too much.
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I don’t believe in God because I don’t believe in Mother Goose.
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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 first half of our lives are ruined by our parents and the second half by our children.
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You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man’s freedom.
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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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Everybody is a potential murderer. I’ve never killed anyone, but I frequently get satisfaction reading the obituary notices.
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The purpose of life is living. Men and women should get the most they can out of their lives.
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