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The trouble with law is lawyers.

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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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 really intelligent are as abnormal as the defective. The great masses of men are rather mediocre, and those above and below are exceptions.
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Human action is governed largely by instinct and emotion.
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Chase after the truth like all hell.
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Every thought of pity is like the balm of Gilead to our souls.
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Hoover, if elected, will do one thing that is almost incomprehensible to the human mind: he will make a great man out of Coolidge.
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No man is a good citizen, a good neighbor, a good friend, or a good man just because he obeys the law. The intrinsic worth is determined mainly by the intrinsic make-up.
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Inside every lawyer is the wreck of a poet.
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A jury is more apt to be unbiased and independent than a court, but they very seldom stand up against strong public clamor. Judges naturally believe the defendant is guilty.
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Just think of the tragedy of teaching children not to doubt.
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Most jury trials are contests between the rich and poor.
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The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.
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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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The first half of our lives are ruined by our parents and the second half by our children.
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No iconoclast can possibly escape the severest criticism.
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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.
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We're all killers at heart . . . . I have never taken anybody's life, but I have often read obituary notices with considerable satisfaction.
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For to know all is to understand all, and this leaves no room for judgment and condemnation.
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The fact that there is a general belief in a future life is no evidence of its truth
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None meet life honestly and few heroically.
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