I am an agnostic; I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are sure of.
CLARENCE DARROWProbably the undertaker thinks less of death than almost any other man. He is so accustomed to it that his mind must involuntarily turn from its horror to a contemplation of how much he makes out of the burial.
More Clarence Darrow Quotes
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Someday I hope to write a book where the royalties will pay for the copies I give away.
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Ancestors do not mean so much. The rebel who succeeds generally makes it easier for the posterity that follows him; so these descendants are usually contented and smug and soft. Rebels are made from life, not ancestors.
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An idea is a greater monument than a cathedral.
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There is a soul of truth in error; there is a soul of good in evil.
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Religion is the belief in future life and in God. I don’t believe in either.
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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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The Constitution is a delusion and a snare if the weakest and humblest man in the land cannot be defended in his right to speak and his right to think as much as the strongest in the land.
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Calvin Coolidge was the greatest man who ever came out of Plymouth Corner, Vermont.
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The purpose of life is to live it.
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The truth is, no man is white and no man is black. We are all freckled.
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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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When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President. I’m beginning to believe it.
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Never forget, almost every case has been won or lost when the jury is sworn.
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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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History repeats itself. That’s one of the things wrong with history.
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