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Liberty is the most jealous and exacting mistress that can beguile the brain and soul of man.

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
Exacting
Mistress
Jealous
Liberty
Brain
Soul
Men
Beguile

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