An idea is a greater monument than a cathedral.
CLARENCE DARROWThe ability and inclination to use physical strength is no indication of bravery or tenacity to life. The greatest cowards are often the greatest bullies. Nothing is cheaper and more common than physical bravery.
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It is bigotry for public schools to teach only one theory of origins.
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True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.
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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.
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If you lose the power to laugh, you lose the power to think.
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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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Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for.
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If a man is happy in America, it is considered he is doing something wrong.
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Instead of yielding to idle conversation it might profit one to cultivate silence and contemplation.
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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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Scopes isn’t on trial; civilization is on trial.
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No man is a good citizen, a good neighbor, a good friend, or a good man just because he obeys the law. The intrinsic worth is determined mainly by the intrinsic make-up.
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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 sure of very little, and I shouldn’t be surprised if those things were wrong.
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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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Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom; Justice is what comes out of a courtroom
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