I am an agnostic; I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are sure of.
CLARENCE DARROWMost jury trials are contests between the rich and poor.
More Clarence Darrow Quotes
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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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Eugene V. Debs has always been one of my heroes.
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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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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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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 think is to differ.
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Just think of the tragedy of teaching children not to doubt.
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I don’t believe in God because I don’t believe in Mother Goose.
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Freedom comes from human beings, rather than from laws and institutions.
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A criminal is someone without the capital to incorporate
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In spite of all the yearnings of men, no one can produce a single fact or reason to support the belief in God and in personal immortality.
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I never wanted to see anybody die, but there are a few obituary notices I have read with pleasure.
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I don’t like spinach, and I’m glad I don’t, because if I liked it I’d eat it, and I just hate it.
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Those 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.
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