The purpose of man is like the purpose of a pollywog – to wiggle along as far as he can without dying; or, to hang to life until death takes him.
CLARENCE DARROWWe’re all killers at heart, I have never taken anybody’s life, but I have often read obituary notices with considerable satisfaction.
More Clarence Darrow Quotes
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The fear of God is not the beginning of wisdom. The fear of God is the death of wisdom. Skepticism and doubt lead to study and investigation, and investigation is the beginning of wisdom.
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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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Eugene V. Debs has always been one of my heroes.
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History repeats itself. That’s one of the things wrong with history.
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Working people have alot of bad habits, but the worst of these is work.
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To think is to differ.
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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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Human action is governed largely by instinct and emotion.
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I feel as I always have, that the earth is the home and the only home of man, and I am convinced that whatever he is to get out of his existence he must get while he is here.
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The truth is that brains have little to do with either the making or accumulating of money.
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Never forget, almost every case has been won or lost when the jury is sworn.
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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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Most jury trials are contests between the rich and poor.
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Wars always bring about a conservative reaction. They overwhelm and destroy patient and careful efforts to improve the condition of man.
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Calvin Coolidge was the greatest man who ever came out of Plymouth Corner, Vermont.
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