Men have always been obliged to fight to preserve liberty. Constitutions and laws do not safeguard liberty. It can be preserved only by a tolerant people, and this means eternal conflict.
CLARENCE DARROWChase after the truth like all hell and you’ll free yourself, even though you never touch its coat tails.
More Clarence Darrow Quotes
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If a man is happy in America, it is considered he is doing something wrong.
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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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None meet life honestly and few heroically.
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I do not believe in god because I do not believe in Mother Goose.
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The truth is, no man is white and no man is black. We are all freckled.
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Anyone can spot a lie, unless he is in need of that lie.
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The most human thing we can do is comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.
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The only real lawyers are trial lawyers, and trial lawyers try cases to juries.
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I don’t believe in God because I don’t believe in Mother Goose.
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Human action is governed largely by instinct and emotion.
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The first half of our lives are ruined by our parents and the second half by our children.
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Some of you say religion makes people happy. So does laughing gas.
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I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure – that is all that agnosticism means.
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Freedom comes from human beings, rather than from laws and institutions.
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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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