The first half of our lives are ruined by our parents and the second half by our children.
CLARENCE DARROWInside every lawyer is the wreck of a poet.
More Clarence Darrow Quotes
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Eugene V. Debs has always been one of my heroes.
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I am a friend of the working man, and I would rather be his friend, than be one.
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An idea is a greater monument than a cathedral.
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Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom; Justice is what comes out of a courtroom
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The purpose of life is living. Men and women should get the most they can out of their lives.
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I don’t believe in God because I don’t believe in Mother Goose.
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A criminal is someone without the capital to incorporate
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The Constitution is a delusion and a snare if the weakest and humblest man in the land cannot be defended in his right to speak and his right to think as much as the strongest in the land.
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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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Most jury trials are contests between the rich and poor.
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Working people have alot of bad habits, but the worst of these is work.
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The truth is, no man is white and no man is black. We are all freckled.
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The origin of the absurd idea of immortal life is easy to discover; it is kept alive by hope and fear, by childish faith, and by cowardice.
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I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure – that is all that agnosticism means.
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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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