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Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom Justice is what comes out of a courtroom

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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
Courtroom
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Justice
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I am a friend of the working man, and I would rather be his friend, than be one.
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Freedom comes from human beings, rather than from laws and institutions.
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