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.
CLARENCE DARROWIt is bigotry for public schools to teach only one theory of origins.
More Clarence Darrow Quotes
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Scopes isn’t on trial; civilization is on trial.
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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 don’t like spinach, and I’m glad I don’t, because if I liked it I’d eat it, and I just hate it.
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Some of you say religion makes people happy. So does laughing gas.
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Can any rational person believe that the Bible is anything but a human document?
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A criminal is someone without the capital to incorporate
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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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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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In order to have enough freedom, it is necessary to have too much.
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The law is a horrible business.
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Just think of the tragedy of teaching children not to doubt.
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It must always be remembered that all laws are naturally and inevitably evolved by the strongest force in a community, and in the last analysis made for the protection of the dominant class.
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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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Chase after the truth like all hell and you’ll free yourself, even though you never touch its coat tails.
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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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