The truth is always modern and there never comes a time when it is safe to give it voice.
CLARENCE DARROWAny 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.
More Clarence Darrow Quotes
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The man who fights for his fellow-man is a better man than the one who fights for himself.
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Anyone can spot a lie, unless he is in need of that lie.
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You can only be free if I am free.
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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.
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The truth is that brains have little to do with either the making or accumulating of money.
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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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Some of you say religion makes people happy. So does laughing gas.
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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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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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I am always suspicious of righteous indignation. Nothing is more cruel than righteous indignation.
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Instead of yielding to idle conversation it might profit one to cultivate silence and contemplation.
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Freedom comes from human beings, rather than from laws and institutions.
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The purpose of life is to live it.
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In spite of all the yearnings of men, no one can produce a single fact or reason to support the belief in God and in personal immortality.
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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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