We’re all killers at heart, I have never taken anybody’s life, but I have often read obituary notices with considerable satisfaction.
CLARENCE DARROWWe’re all killers at heart, I have never taken anybody’s life, but I have often read obituary notices with considerable satisfaction.
CLARENCE DARROWNever forget, almost every case has been won or lost when the jury is sworn.
CLARENCE DARROWMost lawyers only tell you about the cases they win. I can tell you about some I lose. A lawyer who wins all his cases does not have many.
CLARENCE DARROWAnyone can spot a lie, unless he is in need of that lie.
CLARENCE DARROWJustice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom; Justice is what comes out of a courtroom
CLARENCE DARROWThe law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.
CLARENCE DARROWI 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.
CLARENCE DARROWI had grown tired of standing in the lean and lonely front line facing the greatest enemy that ever confronted man — public opinion.
CLARENCE DARROWI have lived my life, and I have fought my battles, not against the weak and the poor – anybody can do that – but against power, against injustice, against oppression, and I have asked no odds from them, and I never shall.
CLARENCE DARROWWhenever I hear people discussing birth control, I always remember that I was fifth.
CLARENCE DARROWSome of you say religion makes people happy. So does laughing gas.
CLARENCE DARROWI am a friend of the working man, and I would rather be his friend, than be one.
CLARENCE DARROWGreat wealth often curses all who touch it.
CLARENCE DARROWWe know life is futile. A man who considers that his life is of very wonderful importance is awfully close to a padded cell.
CLARENCE DARROWMost jury trials are contests between the rich and poor.
CLARENCE DARROWScopes isn’t on trial; civilization is on trial.
CLARENCE DARROW