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I am sure of very little, and I shouldn’t be surprised if those things were wrong.

Clarence Darrow

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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Bad Cruelty Fear Goodness Himself People Punishment
Anyone can spot a lie, unless he is in need of that lie.
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Himself Lying Need
Most jury trials are contests between the rich and poor.
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Poor Rich Trial
To say that the universe was here last year, or millions of years ago, does not explain its origin. This is still a mystery. As to the question of the origin of things, man can only wonder and doubt and guess.
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Doubt Explanation Mystery Origin Question Universe
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
In life one cannot eat his cake and have it, too; he must make his choice and then do the best he can to be content to go the way his judgment leads.
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Choice Content Eat Judgment Leadership Life Oneself
Physical deformity, calls forth our charity. But the infinite misfortune of moral deformity calls forth nothing but hatred and vengeance.
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Charity Hate Misfortune Revenge
Each child should be more intelligent than his parents.
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Children Himself Intelligence Parents
I am an agnostic; I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are sure of.
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Ignorance Man Myself Pretend
Freedom comes from human beings, rather than from laws and institutions.
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Freedom Human Institution Law
If a man is happy in America, it is considered he is doing something wrong.
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Happiness Himself Man Wrong
There are two things that kill a genius – a fatal disease and contentment.
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Contentment Kill Sick
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 only real lawyers are trial lawyers, and trial lawyers try cases to juries.
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Case Jury Law Reality
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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Condition Conservative Effort Improvement Man Reaction War
I am sure of very little, and I shouldn’t be surprised if those things were wrong.
CLARENCE DARROW

Myself Surprise Wrong

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