Most jury trials are contests between the rich and poor.
CLARENCE DARROWPhysical deformity, calls forth our charity. But the infinite misfortune of moral deformity calls forth nothing but hatred and vengeance.
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Just think of the tragedy of teaching children not to doubt.
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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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Laws have come down to us from old customs and folk-ways based on primitive ideas of man’s origin, capacity and responsibility.
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The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.
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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 fear of God is not the beginning of wisdom. The fear of God is the death of wisdom. Skepticism and doubt lead to study and investigation, and investigation is the beginning of wisdom.
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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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The truth is that brains have little to do with either the making or accumulating of money.
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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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In order to have enough freedom, it is necessary to have too much.
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Men have always been obliged to fight to preserve liberty. Constitutions and laws do not safeguard liberty. It can be preserved only by a tolerant people, and this means eternal conflict.
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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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An agnostic is a doubter. The word is generally applied to those who doubt the verity of accepted religious creeds of faiths.
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There are two things that kill a genius – a fatal disease and contentment.
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Religion is the belief in future life and in God. I don’t believe in either.
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