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.
CLARENCE DARROWIn 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.
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I have lived my life, and I have fought my battles, not against the weak and the poor – anybody can do that – but against power, against injustice, against oppression, and I have asked no odds from them, and I never shall.
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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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Some of you say religion makes people happy. So does laughing gas.
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Religion is the belief in future life and in God. I don’t believe in either.
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Autobiography is never entirely true. No one can get the right perspective on himself. Every fact is colored by imagination and dream.
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I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.
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To think is to differ.
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The truth is, no man is white and no man is black. We are all freckled.
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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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Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to speak it to?
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No other offense has ever been visited with such severe penalties as seeking to help the oppressed.
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The law is a horrible business.
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I have always felt that doubt was the beginning of wisdom, and the fear of God was the end of wisdom.
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Education was in danger from the source that always hampered it – religious fanaticism.
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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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