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I feel as I always have, that the earth is the home and the only home of man, and I am convinced that whatever he is to get out of his existence he must get while he is here.
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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Nothing is so loved by tyrants as obedient subjects.
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I am pleading for the future I am pleading for a time when hatred and cruelty will not control the hearts of men. When we can learn by, reason and judgment and understanding and faith that all life is worth saving, and that mercy is the highest attribute of man.
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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 am not afraid of any god in the universe who would send me or any other man or woman to hell. If there were such a being, he would not be a god he would be a devil.
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For to know all is to understand all, and this leaves no room for judgment and condemnation.
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Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to speak it to?
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Just think of the tragedy of teaching children not to doubt.
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The law is a horrible business.
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Laws have come down to us from old customs and folk-ways based on primitive ideas of man's origin, capacity and responsibility.
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I never wanted to see anybody die, but there are a few obituary notices I have read with pleasure.
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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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Some of you say religion makes people happy. So does laughing gas.
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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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You can't get to a pleasant place to be at unless you use pleasant methods to get there. When you are dealing with a human society the means is fully as important as the end.
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True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.
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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.
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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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I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.
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Freedom comes from human beings, rather than from laws and institutions.
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Criminal cases receive the attention of the press. The cruel and disagreeable things of life are more apt to get the newspaper space than the pleasant ones. It must be that most people enjoy hearing of and reading about the troubles of others. Perhaps men unconsciously feel that they rise in the general level as others go down.
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