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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.
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 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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We are turning our prisons into living tombs, inhabited by doomed men living in everlasting blank despair.
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Laws should be like clothes. They should be made to fit the people they are meant to serve.
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Most jury trials are contests between the rich and poor.
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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.
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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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None meet life honestly and few heroically.
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Cheating, having 'hoes,' none of that is cute. To be honest, it's really immature. I don't see how people take pride in breaking someone's heart. The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.
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Chase after the truth like all hell.
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Those who enjoy the emotion of hating are much like the groups who sate their thirst for blood by hunting and hounding to death helpless animals as an outlet for their emotions.
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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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Punishment as punishment is not admissible unless the offender has had the freewill to select his course.
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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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I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.
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Every thought of pity is like the balm of Gilead to our souls.
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Justice must take account of infinite circumstances which a human being cannot understand.
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The truth is that brains have little to do with either the making or accumulating of money.
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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 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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There is a soul of truth in error there is a soul of good in evil.
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