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My constitution was destroyed long ago; now I am living under the bylaws.

Clarence Darrow

I am sure of very little, and I shouldn’t be surprised if those things were wrong.
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Myself Surprise Wrong
My constitution was destroyed long ago; now I am living under the bylaws.
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Constitution Laws Myself
The law is a horrible business.
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Business Horrible One Liner
I do not believe in god because I do not believe in Mother Goose.
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Believe Goodness Mom Myself
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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Beginning Doubt Fear Feeling Myself Wisdom
I feel as I always have, that the earth is the home and the only home of man, and I am convinced that whatever he is to get out of his existence he must get while he is here.
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Earth Existence Feeling Himself Home Man
The best that we can do is to be kindly and helpful toward our friends and fellow passengers who are clinging to the same speck of dirt while we are drifting side by side to our common doom.
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Best Common Friendship Help Kind Passenger
History repeats itself. That’s one of the things wrong with history.
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History Oneself Repeat
Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to speak it to?
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Correct Learning Speak Talk Yourself
Some of you say religion makes people happy. So does laughing gas.
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Happiness Laughter People Religion Yourself
There is a soul of truth in error; there is a soul of good in evil.
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Errors Evil Soul Truth
True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.
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Hate Injustice Land Patriot True
Most jury trials are contests between the rich and poor.
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Poor Rich Trial
It is bigotry for public schools to teach only one theory of origins.
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Oneself Origin Teaching Theory
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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Doubt Doubtful Faith Religious
I am a friend of the working man, and I would rather be his friend, than be one.
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Friendship Man Oneself Work
The purpose of life is to live it.
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Life Live One Liner Purpose
The ability and inclination to use physical strength is no indication of bravery or tenacity to life. The greatest cowards are often the greatest bullies. Nothing is cheaper and more common than physical bravery.
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Ability Bravery Coward Greatness Life Physical Strength
I am always suspicious of righteous indignation. Nothing is more cruel than righteous indignation.
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Cruelty Myself Right Suspicious
Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for.
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Fight Oneself Reason
There are a lot of myths which make the human race cruel and barbarous and unkind. Good and Evil, Sin and Crime, Free Will and the like delusions made to excuse God for damning men and to excuse men for crucifying each other.
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Crime Evil God Goodness Human Race Sin
Human action is governed largely by instinct and emotion.
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Action Emotion Government Human
We’re all killers at heart, I have never taken anybody’s life, but I have often read obituary notices with considerable satisfaction.
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Heart Kill Life Notice Satisfaction
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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Battle Fight Life Live Myself Oppression Poor Power Weakness
As long as the world shall last there will be wrongs, and if no man objected and no man rebelled, those wrongs would last forever.
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Forever Object Rebel World Wrong
I am simply an agnostic. I haven’t yet had time or opportunity to explore the universe, and I don’t know what I might run on to in some nook or corner.
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Exploration Opportunity Run Simplicity Time
Laws should be like clothes. They should be made to fit the people they are meant to serve.
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Clothes Fit Law People Service

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