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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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The world is made up for the most part of morons and natural tyrants, sure of themselves, strong in their own opinions, never doubting anything.
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I had a vivid imagination. Not only could I put myself in the other person's place, but I could not avoid doing so. My sympathies always went out to the weak, the suffering, and the poor. Realizing their sorrows I tried to relieve them in order that I myself might be relieved.
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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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Punishment as punishment is not admissible unless the offender has had the freewill to select his course.
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Human action is governed largely by instinct and emotion.
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Every thought of pity is like the balm of Gilead to our souls.
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I feel as I always have, that the earth is the home and the only home of man, and I am convinced that whatever he is to get out of his existence he must get while he is here.
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Laws should be like clothes. They should be made to fit the people they are meant to serve.
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Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom Justice is what comes out of a courtroom
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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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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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Whenever I hear people discussing birth control, I always remember that I was fifth.
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Freedom comes from human beings, rather than from laws and institutions.
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Just think of the tragedy of teaching children not to doubt.
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No nation can be really great that is held together by Gatling guns, and no true loyalty can be induced and kept through fear.
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Everyone is the heir to all that has gone before his structure and emotional life is fixed, and no two children of nature have the same heredity. I believe everyone should and must live out what is in him. So no two lives can be the same.
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Can any rational person believe that the Bible is anything but a human document?
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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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Most jury trials are contests between the rich and poor.
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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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