Inside every lawyer is the wreck of a poet.
CLARENCE DARROWCan any rational person believe that the Bible is anything but a human document?
More Clarence Darrow Quotes
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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.
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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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I am sure of very little, and I shouldn’t be surprised if those things were wrong.
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Nothing is so loved by tyrants as obedient subjects.
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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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Life is a never-ending school, and the really important lessons all tend to teach man his proper relation to the environment where he must live.
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The first half of our lives are ruined by our parents and the second half by our children.
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No nation can be really great that is held together by Gatling guns, and no true loyalty can be induced and kept through fear.
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The most human thing we can do is comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.
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Can any rational person believe that the Bible is anything but a human document?
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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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I don’t believe in God because I don’t believe in Mother Goose.
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Ancestors do not mean so much. The rebel who succeeds generally makes it easier for the posterity that follows him; so these descendants are usually contented and smug and soft. Rebels are made from life, not ancestors.
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Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for.
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Laws have come down to us from old customs and folk-ways based on primitive ideas of man’s origin, capacity and responsibility.
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