My constitution was destroyed long ago; now I am living under the bylaws.
CLARENCE DARROWI have suffered from being misunderstood, but I would have suffered a hell of a lot more if I had been understood.
More Clarence Darrow Quotes
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If a man is happy in America, it is considered he is doing something wrong.
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I don’t believe in God because I don’t believe in Mother Goose.
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Each child should be more intelligent than his parents.
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Chase after the truth like all hell and you’ll free yourself, even though you never touch its coat tails.
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Religion is the belief in future life and in God. I don’t believe in either.
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Wars always bring about a conservative reaction. They overwhelm and destroy patient and careful efforts to improve the condition of man.
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We’re all killers at heart, I have never taken anybody’s life, but I have often read obituary notices with considerable satisfaction.
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The audience that storms the box-office of the theater to gain entrance to a sensational show is small and sleepy compared with the throng that crashes the courthouse door when something concerning real life and death is to be laid bare to the public.
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I am always suspicious of righteous indignation. Nothing is more cruel than righteous indignation.
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The difference between the child and the man lies chiefly in the unlimited confidence and buoyancy of youth.
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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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The only real lawyers are trial lawyers, and trial lawyers try cases to juries.
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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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Most jury trials are contests between the rich and poor.
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The most human thing we can do is comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.
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