The first half of our lives are ruined by our parents and the second half by our children.
CLARENCE DARROWLiberty is the most jealous and exacting mistress that can beguile the brain and soul of man.
More Clarence Darrow Quotes
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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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It is just as often a great misfortune to be the child of the rich as it is to be the child of the poor. Wealth has its misfortunes. Too much, too great opportunity and advantage given to a child has its misfortunes.
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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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Working people have alot of bad habits, but the worst of these is work.
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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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Instead of yielding to idle conversation it might profit one to cultivate silence and contemplation.
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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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If a man is happy in America, it is considered he is doing something wrong.
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In order to have enough freedom, it is necessary to have too much.
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Religion is the belief in future life and in God. I don’t believe in either.
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You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man’s freedom.
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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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Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to speak it to?
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Liberty is the most jealous and exacting mistress that can beguile the brain and soul of man.
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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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