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Clarence Darrow

Clarence Darrow

Clarence Seward Darrow (April 18, 1857 – March 13, 1938) was an American lawyer and leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union, best known for defending teenage thrill killers Leopold and Loeb in their trial for murdering 14-year-old Robert "Bobby" Franks (1924), for defending Ossian Sweet, and defending John T.

The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.
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I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.
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The origin of the absurd idea of immortal life is easy to discover; it is kept alive by hope and fear, by childish faith, and by cowardice.
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You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom.
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I do not believe in God because I do not believe in Mother Goose.
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History repeats itself, and that's one of the things that's wrong with history.
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Someday I hope to write a book where the royalties will pay for the copies I give away.
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The trouble with law is lawyers.
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I am an agnostic; I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are sure of.
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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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