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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.
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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