I am an agnostic; I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are sure of.
CLARENCE DARROWI never wanted to see anybody die, but there are a few obituary notices I have read with pleasure.
More Clarence Darrow Quotes
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I am sure of very little, and I shouldn’t be surprised if those things were wrong.
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Liberty is the most jealous and exacting mistress that can beguile the brain and soul of man.
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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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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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Some of you say religion makes people happy. So does laughing gas.
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History repeats itself. That’s one of the things wrong with history.
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The nation that would to-day disarm its soldiers and turn its people to the paths of peace would accomplish more to its building up than by all the war taxes wrong from its hostile and unwilling serfs.
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Anyone can spot a lie, unless he is in need of that lie.
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In order to have enough freedom, it is necessary to have too much.
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A criminal is someone without the capital to incorporate
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We know life is futile. A man who considers that his life is of very wonderful importance is awfully close to a padded cell.
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There is a soul of truth in error; there is a soul of good in evil.
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My constitution was destroyed long ago; now I am living under the bylaws.
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I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure – that is all that agnosticism means.
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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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