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Some of you say religion makes people happy. So does laughing gas.

Clarence Darrow

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Clarence Darrow
Age: 80 †
Born: 1857
Born: April 18
Died: 1938
Died: March 13
Lawyer
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Clarence Seward Darrow
Clarence S. Darrow
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True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.
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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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Depressions may bring people closer to the church but so do funerals.
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There is no such thing as justice - in or out of court.
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