Most jury trials are contests between the rich and poor.
CLARENCE DARROWThere is no such crime as a crime of thought; there are only crimes of action.
More Clarence Darrow Quotes
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The man who fights for his fellow-man is a better man than the one who fights for himself.
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Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for.
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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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The truth is always modern and there never comes a time when it is safe to give it voice.
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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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When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President. I’m beginning to believe it.
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The purpose of life is to live it.
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I am not afraid of any god in the universe who would send me or any other man or woman to hell. If there were such a being, he would not be a god; he would be a devil.
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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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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.
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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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The world is made up for the most part of morons and natural tyrants, sure of themselves, strong in their own opinions, never doubting anything.
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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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There is no such crime as a crime of thought; there are only crimes of action.
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Some of you say religion makes people happy. So does laughing gas.
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