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Instead of yielding to idle conversation it might profit one to cultivate silence and contemplation.

Clarence Darrow

There is a soul of truth in error; there is a soul of good in evil.
CLARENCE DARROW

Errors Evil Soul Truth
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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Children Greatness Misfortune Opportunity Rich
Eugene V. Debs has always been one of my heroes.
CLARENCE DARROW

Heroes Idol One Liner
The truth is that brains have little to do with either the making or accumulating of money.
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Brain Creation Money Truth
We’re all killers at heart, I have never taken anybody’s life, but I have often read obituary notices with considerable satisfaction.
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Heart Kill Life Notice Satisfaction
Nothing is so loved by tyrants as obedient subjects.
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Love Obedience Subject
The truth is, no man is white and no man is black. We are all freckled.
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Black Freckle Man Truth White
All men have an emotion to kill; when they strongly dislike someone they involuntarily wish he was dead. I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.
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Death Emotion Greatness Man Reading Satisfaction Strong
Men have always been obliged to fight to preserve liberty. Constitutions and laws do not safeguard liberty. It can be preserved only by a tolerant people, and this means eternal conflict.
CLARENCE DARROW

Conflict Fight Forever Liberty Man Obligation Preservation Tolerance
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.
CLARENCE DARROW

Food Hate Myself Opinion
Physical deformity, calls forth our charity. But the infinite misfortune of moral deformity calls forth nothing but hatred and vengeance.
CLARENCE DARROW

Charity Hate Misfortune Revenge
The 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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Ability Bravery Coward Greatness Life Physical Strength
The truth is always modern and there never comes a time when it is safe to give it voice.
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Modern Safety Time Truth Voice
The most human thing we can do is comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.
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Afflict Comfortable Compassionate Human
True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.
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Hate Injustice Land Patriot True
Anyone can spot a lie, unless he is in need of that lie.
CLARENCE DARROW

Himself Lying Need

Instead of yielding to idle conversation it might profit one to cultivate silence and contemplation.

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