I don’t believe in God because I don’t believe in Mother Goose.
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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I have lived my life, and I have fought my battles, not against the weak and the poor – anybody can do that – but against power, against injustice, against oppression, and I have asked no odds from them, and I never shall.
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If a man is happy in America, it is considered he is doing something wrong.
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Freedom comes from human beings, rather than from laws and institutions.
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Everybody is a potential murderer. I’ve never killed anyone, but I frequently get satisfaction reading the obituary notices.
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The difference between the child and the man lies chiefly in the unlimited confidence and buoyancy of youth.
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I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.
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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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The trouble with law is lawyers.
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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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Some of you say religion makes people happy. So does laughing gas.
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I am an agnostic; I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are sure of.
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The audience that storms the box-office of the theater to gain entrance to a sensational show is small and sleepy compared with the throng that crashes the courthouse door when something concerning real life and death is to be laid bare to the public.
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One cannot live through a long stretch of years without forming some philosophy of life.
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History repeats itself. That’s one of the things wrong with history.
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