One cannot live through a long stretch of years without forming some philosophy of life.
CLARENCE DARROWOne cannot live through a long stretch of years without forming some philosophy of life.
CLARENCE DARROWI don’t believe in God because I don’t believe in Mother Goose.
CLARENCE DARROWIn life one cannot eat his cake and have it, too; he must make his choice and then do the best he can to be content to go the way his judgment leads.
CLARENCE DARROWThe law is a horrible business.
CLARENCE DARROWProbably the undertaker thinks less of death than almost any other man. He is so accustomed to it that his mind must involuntarily turn from its horror to a contemplation of how much he makes out of the burial.
CLARENCE DARROWCalvin Coolidge was the greatest man who ever came out of Plymouth Corner, Vermont.
CLARENCE DARROWAncestors 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.
CLARENCE DARROWMost jury trials are contests between the rich and poor.
CLARENCE DARROWCan any rational person believe that the Bible is anything but a human document?
CLARENCE DARROWThe difference between the child and the man lies chiefly in the unlimited confidence and buoyancy of youth.
CLARENCE DARROWFreedom comes from human beings, rather than from laws and institutions.
CLARENCE DARROWAny one who thinks is an agnostic about something, otherwise he must believe that he is possessed of all knowledge. And the proper place for such a person is in the madhouse or the home for the feeble-minded.
CLARENCE DARROWThe world is made up for the most part of morons and natural tyrants, sure of themselves, strong in their own opinions, never doubting anything.
CLARENCE DARROWGreat wealth often curses all who touch it.
CLARENCE DARROWWhen I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President. I’m beginning to believe it.
CLARENCE DARROWLiberty is the most jealous and exacting mistress that can beguile the brain and soul of man.
CLARENCE DARROW