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The fact that there is a general belief in a future life is no evidence of its truth
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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The difference between the child and the man lies chiefly in the unlimited confidence and buoyancy of youth.
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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.
Clarence Darrow
True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.
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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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Some of you say religion makes people happy. So does laughing gas.
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We're all killers at heart . . . . I have never taken anybody's life, but I have often read obituary notices with considerable satisfaction.
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Chase after the truth like all hell.
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The really intelligent are as abnormal as the defective. The great masses of men are rather mediocre, and those above and below are exceptions.
Clarence Darrow
No iconoclast can possibly escape the severest criticism.
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Do you, good people, believe that Adam and Eve were created in the Garden of Eden and that they were forbidden to eat from the tree of knowledge? I do. The church has always been afraid of that tree. It still is afraid of knowledge. Some of you say religion makes people happy. So does laughing gas. So does whiskey. I believe in the brain of man.
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Great wealth often curses all who touch it.
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Do you think you can cure the hatreds and the maladjustments of the world by hanging them? You simply show your ignorance and your hate when you say it. You may here and there cure hatred with love and understanding, but you can only add fuel to the flames by cruelty and hate.
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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.
Clarence Darrow
Each child should be more intelligent than his parents.
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You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom.
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Most lawyers only tell you about the cases they win. I can tell you about some I lose. A lawyer who wins all his cases does not have many.
Clarence Darrow
A jury is more apt to be unbiased and independent than a court, but they very seldom stand up against strong public clamor. Judges naturally believe the defendant is guilty.
Clarence Darrow
Anyone can spot a lie, unless he is in need of that lie.
Clarence Darrow
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.
Clarence Darrow
If you lose the power to laugh, you lose the power to think.
Clarence Darrow
