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Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to speak it to?

Clarence Darrow

There are a lot of myths which make the human race cruel and barbarous and unkind. Good and Evil, Sin and Crime, Free Will and the like delusions made to excuse God for damning men and to excuse men for crucifying each other.
CLARENCE DARROW

Crime Evil God Goodness Human Race Sin
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
Can any rational person believe that the Bible is anything but a human document?
CLARENCE DARROW

Believe Document Human Personal
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
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
One cannot live through a long stretch of years without forming some philosophy of life.
CLARENCE DARROW

Form Life Live Oneself Philosophy
I am a friend of the working man, and I would rather be his friend, than be one.
CLARENCE DARROW

Friendship Man Oneself Work
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.
CLARENCE DARROW

Compliment Ignorance Insult Man Myself Pretend
Instead of yielding to idle conversation it might profit one to cultivate silence and contemplation.
CLARENCE DARROW

Contemplation Conversation Cultivation Silence
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
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
The world is made up for the most part of morons and natural tyrants, sure of themselves, strong in their own opinions, never doubting anything.
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Doubt Natural Opinion Part Strong World
The law is a horrible business.
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Business Horrible One Liner
Scopes isn’t on trial; civilization is on trial.
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Civilization Scope Trial
True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.
CLARENCE DARROW

Hate Injustice Land Patriot True
Great wealth often curses all who touch it.
CLARENCE DARROW

Greatness Money Touch

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