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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.

Clarence Darrow

History repeats itself. That’s one of the things wrong with history.
CLARENCE DARROW

History Oneself Repeat
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
Scopes isn’t on trial; civilization is on trial.
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Civilization Scope Trial
The law is a horrible business.
CLARENCE DARROW

Business Horrible One Liner
Everybody is a potential murderer. I’ve never killed anyone, but I frequently get satisfaction reading the obituary notices.
CLARENCE DARROW

Kill Murder Notice Potential Reading Satisfaction
I don’t believe in God because I don’t believe in Mother Goose.
CLARENCE DARROW

Believe God Mom Myself
I have suffered from being misunderstood, but I would have suffered a hell of a lot more if I had been understood.
CLARENCE DARROW

Hell Myself Suffering Understand
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.
CLARENCE DARROW

Forever Object Rebel World Wrong
It’s not bad people I fear so much as good people. When a person is sure that he is good, he is nearly hopeless; he gets cruel- he believes in punishment.
CLARENCE DARROW

Bad Cruelty Fear Goodness Himself People Punishment
Chloroform unfit children. Show them the same mercy that is shown beasts that are no longer fit to live.
CLARENCE DARROW

Children Fit Live Mercy
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.
CLARENCE DARROW

Death Himself Man Purpose
Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for.
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Fight Oneself Reason
To think is to differ.
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Difference One Liner Thinking
The purpose of life is living. Men and women should get the most they can out of their lives.
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Life Live Purpose Woman
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
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.
CLARENCE DARROW

God Immortal Man Personal Production

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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