I do not believe in god because I do not believe in Mother Goose.
CLARENCE DARROWWars always bring about a conservative reaction. They overwhelm and destroy patient and careful efforts to improve the condition of man.
More Clarence Darrow Quotes
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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 a friend of the working man, and I would rather be his friend, than be one.
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I knew that it is out of the question to have honest, economical government while a few are inordinately rich and the great mass of men are poor. In fact, it is to be doubted if anything really worthwhile can be done until there is a fairer distribution of wealth.
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The trouble with law is lawyers.
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I am always suspicious of righteous indignation. Nothing is more cruel than righteous indignation.
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I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.
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The man who fights for his fellow-man is a better man than the one who fights for himself.
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The truth is always modern and there never comes a time when it is safe to give it voice.
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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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Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for.
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The really intelligent are as abnormal as the defective. The great masses of men are rather mediocre, and those above and below are exceptions.
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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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There are two things that kill a genius – a fatal disease and contentment.
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Whenever I hear people discussing birth control, I always remember that I was fifth.
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You can only be free if I am free.
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