I am a friend of the working man, and I would rather be his friend, than be one.
CLARENCE DARROWThe law is a horrible business.
More Clarence Darrow Quotes
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Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for.
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Never forget, almost every case has been won or lost when the jury is sworn.
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I had grown tired of standing in the lean and lonely front line facing the greatest enemy that ever confronted man — public opinion.
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You can only be free if I am free.
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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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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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I am simply an agnostic. I haven’t yet had time or opportunity to explore the universe, and I don’t know what I might run on to in some nook or corner.
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You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man’s freedom.
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Just think of the tragedy of teaching children not to doubt.
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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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There is no such crime as a crime of thought; there are only crimes of action.
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The best that we can do is to be kindly and helpful toward our friends and fellow passengers who are clinging to the same speck of dirt while we are drifting side by side to our common doom.
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I don’t believe in God because I don’t believe in Mother Goose.
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Most 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.
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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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