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 DARROWI do not believe in god because I do not believe in Mother Goose.
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A criminal is someone without the capital to incorporate
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Great wealth often curses all who touch it.
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Can any rational person believe that the Bible is anything but a human document?
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Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to speak it to?
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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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Eugene V. Debs has always been one of my heroes.
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The trouble with law is lawyers.
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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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Chloroform unfit children. Show them the same mercy that is shown beasts that are no longer fit to live.
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Most jury trials are contests between the rich and poor.
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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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I do not believe in god because I do not believe in Mother Goose.
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The purpose of life is living. Men and women should get the most they can out of their lives.
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Anyone can spot a lie, unless he is in need of that lie.
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I am not afraid of any god in the universe who would send me or any other man or woman to hell. If there were such a being, he would not be a god; he would be a devil.
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The truth is always modern and there never comes a time when it is safe to give it voice.
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I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.
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Just think of the tragedy of teaching children not to doubt.
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I had grown tired of standing in the lean and lonely front line facing the greatest enemy that ever confronted man — public opinion.
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We’re all killers at heart, I have never taken anybody’s life, but I have often read obituary notices with considerable satisfaction.
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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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I have always felt that doubt was the beginning of wisdom, and the fear of God was the end of wisdom.
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I am always suspicious of righteous indignation. Nothing is more cruel than righteous indignation.
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Life is a never-ending school, and the really important lessons all tend to teach man his proper relation to the environment where he must live.
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The law is a horrible business.
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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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