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.
CLARENCE DARROWJustice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom; Justice is what comes out of a courtroom
More Clarence Darrow Quotes
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Any one who thinks is an agnostic about something, otherwise he must believe that he is possessed of all knowledge. And the proper place for such a person is in the madhouse or the home for the feeble-minded.
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The truth is that brains have little to do with either the making or accumulating of money.
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You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man’s freedom.
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If a man is happy in America, it is considered he is doing something wrong.
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The really intelligent are as abnormal as the defective. The great masses of men are rather mediocre, and those above and below are exceptions.
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Calvin Coolidge was the greatest man who ever came out of Plymouth Corner, Vermont.
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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.
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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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Anyone can spot a lie, unless he is in need of that lie.
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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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The purpose of life is living. Men and women should get the most they can out of their lives.
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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 do not believe in god because I do not believe in Mother Goose.
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Whenever I hear people discussing birth control, I always remember that I was fifth.
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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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