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.
CLARENCE DARROWThere is a soul of truth in error; there is a soul of good in evil.
More Clarence Darrow Quotes
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You can only be free if I am free.
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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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Those who enjoy the emotion of hating are much like the groups who sate their thirst for blood by hunting and hounding to death helpless animals as an outlet for their emotions.
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The purpose of life is to live it.
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My constitution was destroyed long ago; now I am living under the bylaws.
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Chase after the truth like all hell and you’ll free yourself, even though you never touch its coat tails.
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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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The most human thing we can do is comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.
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I do not believe in god because I do not believe in Mother Goose.
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If you lose the power to laugh, you lose the power to think.
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I am always suspicious of righteous indignation. Nothing is more cruel than righteous indignation.
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Chloroform unfit children. Show them the same mercy that is shown beasts that are no longer fit to live.
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For to know all is to understand all, and this leaves no room for judgment and condemnation.
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We know life is futile. A man who considers that his life is of very wonderful importance is awfully close to a padded cell.
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Freedom comes from human beings, rather than from laws and institutions.
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