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The only real lawyers are trial lawyers, and trial lawyers try cases to juries.

Clarence Darrow

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Clarence Darrow
Age: 80 †
Born: 1857
Born: April 18
Died: 1938
Died: March 13
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Clarence Seward Darrow
Clarence S. Darrow
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Great wealth often curses all who touch it.
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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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No iconoclast can possibly escape the severest criticism.
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Thirteen states with a population less than that of New York State alone can prevent repeal [of prohibition] until Halley's comet returns. One might as well talk about a summer vacation on Mars.
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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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Justice must take account of infinite circumstances which a human being cannot understand.
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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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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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True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.
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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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