Men have always been obliged to fight to preserve liberty. Constitutions and laws do not safeguard liberty. It can be preserved only by a tolerant people, and this means eternal conflict.
CLARENCE DARROWSomeday I hope to write a book where the royalties will pay for the copies I give away.
More Clarence Darrow Quotes
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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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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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You can’t get to a pleasant place to be at unless you use pleasant methods to get there. When you are dealing with a human society the means is fully as important as the end.
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Human action is governed largely by instinct and emotion.
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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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There is a soul of truth in error; there is a soul of good in evil.
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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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No nation can be really great that is held together by Gatling guns, and no true loyalty can be induced and kept through fear.
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Most lawyers only tell you about the cases they win. I can tell you about some I lose. A lawyer who wins all his cases does not have many.
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History repeats itself. That’s one of the things wrong with history.
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Education was in danger from the source that always hampered it – religious fanaticism.
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You can only be free if I am free.
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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 trouble with law is lawyers.
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Laws should be like clothes. They should be made to fit the people they are meant to serve.
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