I am sure of very little, and I shouldn’t be surprised if those things were wrong.
CLARENCE DARROWWe are turning our prisons into living tombs, inhabited by doomed men living in everlasting blank despair.
More Clarence Darrow Quotes
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Never forget, almost every case has been won or lost when the jury is sworn.
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To think is to differ.
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Whenever I hear people discussing birth control, I always remember that I was fifth.
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It’s not bad people I fear so much as good people. When a person is sure that he is good, he is nearly hopeless; he gets cruel- he believes in punishment.
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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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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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An idea is a greater monument than a cathedral.
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The law is a horrible business.
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I have suffered from being misunderstood, but I would have suffered a hell of a lot more if I had been understood.
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You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man’s freedom.
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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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The purpose of life is to live it.
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I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.
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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 truth is that brains have little to do with either the making or accumulating of money.
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