The difference between the child and the man lies chiefly in the unlimited confidence and buoyancy of youth.
CLARENCE DARROWI 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.
More Clarence Darrow Quotes
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It is bigotry for public schools to teach only one theory of origins.
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The truth is, no man is white and no man is black. We are all freckled.
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It must always be remembered that all laws are naturally and inevitably evolved by the strongest force in a community, and in the last analysis made for the protection of the dominant class.
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Anyone can spot a lie, unless he is in need of that lie.
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Some of you say religion makes people happy. So does laughing gas.
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There is a soul of truth in error; there is a soul of good in evil.
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To think is to differ.
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Physical deformity, calls forth our charity. But the infinite misfortune of moral deformity calls forth nothing but hatred and vengeance.
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Freedom comes from human beings, rather than from laws and institutions.
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Everybody is a potential murderer. I’ve never killed anyone, but I frequently get satisfaction reading the obituary notices.
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Wars always bring about a conservative reaction. They overwhelm and destroy patient and careful efforts to improve the condition of man.
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You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man’s freedom.
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True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.
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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.
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There are two things that kill a genius – a fatal disease and contentment.
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