True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.
CLARENCE DARROWThere are a lot of myths which make the human race cruel and barbarous and unkind. Good and Evil, Sin and Crime, Free Will and the like delusions made to excuse God for damning men and to excuse men for crucifying each other.
More Clarence Darrow Quotes
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Education was in danger from the source that always hampered it – religious fanaticism.
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Never forget, almost every case has been won or lost when the jury is sworn.
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Whenever I hear people discussing birth control, I always remember that I was fifth.
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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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I am simply an agnostic. I haven’t yet had time or opportunity to explore the universe, and I don’t know what I might run on to in some nook or corner.
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Each child should be more intelligent than his parents.
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If a man is happy in America, it is considered he is doing something wrong.
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Laws should be like clothes. They should be made to fit the people they are meant to serve.
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No nation can be really great that is held together by Gatling guns, and no true loyalty can be induced and kept through fear.
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Instead of yielding to idle conversation it might profit one to cultivate silence and contemplation.
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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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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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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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We know life is futile. A man who considers that his life is of very wonderful importance is awfully close to a padded cell.
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Working people have alot of bad habits, but the worst of these is work.
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