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There are two things that kill a genius – a fatal disease and contentment.

Clarence Darrow

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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Accomplishment Nation Path People Tax Willing Wrong
The most human thing we can do is comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.
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Afflict Comfortable Compassionate Human
I knew that it is out of the question to have honest, economical government while a few are inordinately rich and the great mass of men are poor. In fact, it is to be doubted if anything really worthwhile can be done until there is a fairer distribution of wealth.
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Distribution Fact Greatness Honesty Man Money Myself Question
Scopes isn’t on trial; civilization is on trial.
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Civilization Scope Trial
Laws should be like clothes. They should be made to fit the people they are meant to serve.
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Clothes Fit Law People Service
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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Compliment Ignorance Insult Man Myself Pretend
I have lived my life, and I have fought my battles, not against the weak and the poor – anybody can do that – but against power, against injustice, against oppression, and I have asked no odds from them, and I never shall.
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Battle Fight Life Live Myself Oppression Poor Power Weakness
My constitution was destroyed long ago; now I am living under the bylaws.
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Constitution Laws Myself
I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.
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Kill Myself Notice Reading Satisfaction
The difference between the child and the man lies chiefly in the unlimited confidence and buoyancy of youth.
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Children Confidence Difference Limitation Man Youth
A criminal is someone without the capital to incorporate
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Capital Cooperation Criminal
Human action is governed largely by instinct and emotion.
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Action Emotion Government Human
I am a friend of the working man, and I would rather be his friend, than be one.
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Friendship Man Oneself Work
When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President. I’m beginning to believe it.
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Beginning Believe Myself President
All men have an emotion to kill; when they strongly dislike someone they involuntarily wish he was dead. I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.
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Death Emotion Greatness Man Reading Satisfaction Strong
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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Ancestor Born Follow Life Mean Rebel

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