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.
CLARENCE DARROWThose who enjoy the emotion of hating are much like the groups who sate their thirst for blood by hunting and hounding to death helpless animals as an outlet for their emotions.
More Clarence Darrow Quotes
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None meet life honestly and few heroically.
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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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History repeats itself. That’s one of the things wrong with history.
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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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It is bigotry for public schools to teach only one theory of origins.
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The ability and inclination to use physical strength is no indication of bravery or tenacity to life. The greatest cowards are often the greatest bullies. Nothing is cheaper and more common than physical bravery.
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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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If a man is happy in America, it is considered he is doing something wrong.
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Just think of the tragedy of teaching children not to doubt.
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I have suffered from being misunderstood, but I would have suffered a hell of a lot more if I had been understood.
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My constitution was destroyed long ago; now I am living under the bylaws.
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I am always suspicious of righteous indignation. Nothing is more cruel than righteous indignation.
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Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom; Justice is what comes out of a courtroom
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There are two things that kill a genius – a fatal disease and contentment.
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The difference between the child and the man lies chiefly in the unlimited confidence and buoyancy of youth.
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