I am sure of very little, and I shouldn’t be surprised if those things were wrong.
CLARENCE DARROWIn order to have enough freedom, it is necessary to have too much.
More Clarence Darrow Quotes
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There are two things that kill a genius – a fatal disease and contentment.
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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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Someday I hope to write a book where the royalties will pay for the copies I give away.
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Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom; Justice is what comes out of a courtroom
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Whenever I hear people discussing birth control, I always remember that I was fifth.
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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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Never forget, almost every case has been won or lost when the jury is sworn.
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Inside every lawyer is the wreck of a poet.
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It is just as often a great misfortune to be the child of the rich as it is to be the child of the poor. Wealth has its misfortunes. Too much, too great opportunity and advantage given to a child has its misfortunes.
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Can any rational person believe that the Bible is anything but a human document?
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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 law is a horrible business.
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There 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.
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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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To say that the universe was here last year, or millions of years ago, does not explain its origin. This is still a mystery. As to the question of the origin of things, man can only wonder and doubt and guess.
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