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I had grown tired of standing in the lean and lonely front line facing the greatest enemy that ever confronted man — public opinion.

Clarence Darrow

Scopes isn’t on trial; civilization is on trial.
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Civilization Scope Trial
In spite of all the yearnings of men, no one can produce a single fact or reason to support the belief in God and in personal immortality.
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God Immortal Man Personal Production
When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President. I’m beginning to believe it.
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Beginning Believe Myself President
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.
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Conflict Fight Forever Liberty Man Obligation Preservation Tolerance
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
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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Beginning Doubt Fear Feeling Myself Wisdom
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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Citizenship Determination Goodness Law Man Worth
My constitution was destroyed long ago; now I am living under the bylaws.
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Constitution Laws Myself
I am simply an agnostic. I haven’t yet had time or opportunity to explore the universe, and I don’t know what I might run on to in some nook or corner.
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Exploration Opportunity Run Simplicity Time
You can only be free if I am free.
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Freedom Myself One Liner
An agnostic is a doubter. The word is generally applied to those who doubt the verity of accepted religious creeds of faiths.
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Doubt Doubtful Faith Religious
Any one who thinks is an agnostic about something, otherwise he must believe that he is possessed of all knowledge. And the proper place for such a person is in the madhouse or the home for the feeble-minded.
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Home Knowledge Mad Mindset Possession Thinking
Autobiography is never entirely true. No one can get the right perspective on himself. Every fact is colored by imagination and dream.
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Dreams Fact Forever Imagination Perspective Right True
It must always be remembered that all laws are naturally and inevitably evolved by the strongest force in a community, and in the last analysis made for the protection of the dominant class.
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Class Community Domination Law Myself Natural Protection Remember
Eugene V. Debs has always been one of my heroes.
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Heroes Idol One Liner
Chase after the truth like all hell.
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Chase Hell One Liner Truth
You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man’s freedom.
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Freedom Liberty Man Myself Protection
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
If a man is happy in America, it is considered he is doing something wrong.
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Happiness Himself Man Wrong
One cannot live through a long stretch of years without forming some philosophy of life.
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Form Life Live Oneself Philosophy
Anyone can spot a lie, unless he is in need of that lie.
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Himself Lying Need
Someday I hope to write a book where the royalties will pay for the copies I give away.
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Book Hope Myself Royal Writing
To think is to differ.
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Difference One Liner Thinking
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
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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Ancestor Born Follow Life Mean Rebel
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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Distribution Fact Greatness Honesty Man Money Myself Question
You can’t get to a pleasant place to be at unless you use pleasant methods to get there. When you are dealing with a human society the means is fully as important as the end.
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End Human Important Method Place Society

I had grown tired of standing in the lean and lonely front line facing the greatest enemy that ever confronted man — public opinion.

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