Education was in danger from the source that always hampered it – religious fanaticism.
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.
More Clarence Darrow Quotes
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It must always be remembered that all laws are naturally and inevitably evolved by the strongest force in a community, and in the last analysis made for the protection of the dominant class.
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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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Autobiography is never entirely true. No one can get the right perspective on himself. Every fact is colored by imagination and dream.
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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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A criminal is someone without the capital to incorporate
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Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for.
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There is a soul of truth in error; there is a soul of good in evil.
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I am a friend of the working man, and I would rather be his friend, than be one.
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The trouble with law is lawyers.
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Great wealth often curses all who touch it.
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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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It is just as often a great misfortune to be the child of the rich as it is to be the child of the poor. Wealth has its misfortunes. Too much, too great opportunity and advantage given to a child has its misfortunes.
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Ancestors do not mean so much. The rebel who succeeds generally makes it easier for the posterity that follows him; so these descendants are usually contented and smug and soft. Rebels are made from life, not ancestors.
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There is no such crime as a crime of thought; there are only crimes of action.
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You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man’s freedom.
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