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The fear of God is not the beginning of wisdom. The fear of God is the death of wisdom. Skepticism and doubt lead to study and investigation, and investigation is the beginning of wisdom.

Clarence Darrow

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Clarence Darrow
Age: 80 †
Born: 1857
Born: April 18
Died: 1938
Died: March 13
Lawyer
Writer
Clarence Seward Darrow
Clarence S. Darrow
Doubt
Wisdom
Fear
Death
Skepticism
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True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.
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The man who fights for his fellow-man is a better man than the one who fights for himself.
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Ancestors do not mean so much. The rebel who succeeds generally makes it easier for the posterity that follows him so these descendants are usually contented and smug and soft. Rebels are made from life, not ancestors.
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Whenever I hear people discussing birth control, I always remember that I was fifth.
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