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Lawyers are natural politicians.

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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I had grown tired of standing in the lean and lonely front line facing the greatest enemy that ever confronted man -- public opinion.
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Nothing is so loved by tyrants as obedient subjects.
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I am always suspicious of righteous indignation. Nothing is more cruel than righteous indignation.
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Punishment as punishment is not admissible unless the offender has had the freewill to select his course.
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In spite of all the yearnings of men, no one can produce a single fact or reason to support the belief in God and in personal immortality.
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Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for.
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The purpose of man is like the purpose of a pollywog - to wiggle along as far as he can without dying or, to hang to life until death takes him.
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Anyone can spot a lie, unless he is in need of that lie.
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It’s not bad people I fear so much as good people. When a person is sure that he is good, he is nearly hopeless he gets cruel- he believes in punishment.
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Working people have alot of bad habits, but the worst of these is work.
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Calvin Coolidge was the greatest man who ever came out of Plymouth Corner, Vermont.
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Everyone is the heir to all that has gone before his structure and emotional life is fixed, and no two children of nature have the same heredity. I believe everyone should and must live out what is in him. So no two lives can be the same.
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The truth is always modern and there never comes a time when it is safe to give it voice.
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It must always be remembered that all laws are naturally and inevitably evolved by the strongest force in a community, and in the last analysis made for the protection of the dominant class.
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Most jury trials are contests between the rich and poor.
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The ability and inclination to use physical strength is no indication of bravery or tenacity to life. The greatest cowards are often the greatest bullies. Nothing is cheaper and more common than physical bravery.
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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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No other offense has ever been visited with such severe penalties as seeking to help the oppressed.
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You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom.
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No man is a good citizen, a good neighbor, a good friend, or a good man just because he obeys the law. The intrinsic worth is determined mainly by the intrinsic make-up.
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