Physical deformity, calls forth our charity. But the infinite misfortune of moral deformity calls forth nothing but hatred and vengeance.
CLARENCE DARROWJust think of the tragedy of teaching children not to doubt.
More Clarence Darrow Quotes
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Wars always bring about a conservative reaction. They overwhelm and destroy patient and careful efforts to improve the condition of man.
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I had grown tired of standing in the lean and lonely front line facing the greatest enemy that ever confronted man — public opinion.
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For to know all is to understand all, and this leaves no room for judgment and condemnation.
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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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The purpose of life is to live it.
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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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My constitution was destroyed long ago; now I am living under the bylaws.
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Can any rational person believe that the Bible is anything but a human document?
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The purpose of man is like the purpose of a pollywog – to wiggle along as far as he can without dying; or, to hang to life until death takes him.
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There are two things that kill a genius – a fatal disease and contentment.
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I have suffered from being misunderstood, but I would have suffered a hell of a lot more if I had been understood.
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The most human thing we can do is comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.
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Working people have alot of bad habits, but the worst of these is work.
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Laws have come down to us from old customs and folk-ways based on primitive ideas of man’s origin, capacity and responsibility.
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The truth is, no man is white and no man is black. We are all freckled.
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