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Clarence Darrow

The objector and the rebel who raises his voice against what he believes to be the injustice of the present and the wrongs of the past is the one who hunches the world along.
CLARENCE DARROW

Object Past Raise Rebel Voice World
To say that the universe was here last year, or millions of years ago, does not explain its origin. This is still a mystery. As to the question of the origin of things, man can only wonder and doubt and guess.
CLARENCE DARROW

Doubt Explanation Mystery Origin Question Universe
I had grown tired of standing in the lean and lonely front line facing the greatest enemy that ever confronted man — public opinion.
CLARENCE DARROW

Face Greatness Growth Lonely Myself Opinion Stand
The fear of God is not the beginning of wisdom. The fear of God is the death of wisdom. Skepticism and doubt lead to study and investigation, and investigation is the beginning of wisdom.
CLARENCE DARROW

Beginning Death Fear God Investigation Study Wisdom
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
Working people have alot of bad habits, but the worst of these is work.
CLARENCE DARROW

Bad Habit People Work Worst
I am an agnostic; I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are sure of.
CLARENCE DARROW

Ignorance Man Myself Pretend
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 DARROW

Conflict Fight Forever Liberty Man Obligation Preservation Tolerance
Physical deformity, calls forth our charity. But the infinite misfortune of moral deformity calls forth nothing but hatred and vengeance.
CLARENCE DARROW

Charity Hate Misfortune Revenge
Any one who thinks is an agnostic about something, otherwise he must believe that he is possessed of all knowledge. And the proper place for such a person is in the madhouse or the home for the feeble-minded.
CLARENCE DARROW

Home Knowledge Mad Mindset Possession Thinking
No nation can be really great that is held together by Gatling guns, and no true loyalty can be induced and kept through fear.
CLARENCE DARROW

Fear Loyalty Nation Togetherness
Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom; Justice is what comes out of a courtroom
CLARENCE DARROW

Justice Politics Room
It must always be remembered that all laws are naturally and inevitably evolved by the strongest force in a community, and in the last analysis made for the protection of the dominant class.
CLARENCE DARROW

Class Community Domination Law Myself Natural Protection Remember
Most jury trials are contests between the rich and poor.
CLARENCE DARROW

Poor Rich Trial
It is just as often a great misfortune to be the child of the rich as it is to be the child of the poor. Wealth has its misfortunes. Too much, too great opportunity and advantage given to a child has its misfortunes.
CLARENCE DARROW

Children Greatness Misfortune Opportunity Rich
An idea is a greater monument than a cathedral.
CLARENCE DARROW

Greatness Idea Monument

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