Autobiography is never entirely true. No one can get the right perspective on himself. Every fact is colored by imagination and dream.
CLARENCE DARROWNo 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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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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Freedom comes from human beings, rather than from laws and institutions.
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Great wealth often curses all who touch it.
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I never wanted to see anybody die, but there are a few obituary notices I have read with pleasure.
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I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.
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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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Anyone can spot a lie, unless he is in need of that lie.
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Scopes isn’t on trial; civilization is on trial.
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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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Whenever I hear people discussing birth control, I always remember that I was fifth.
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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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The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.
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The first half of our lives are ruined by our parents and the second half by our children.
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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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