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Clarence Darrow

American Lawyer

Born: Apr 18, 1857

Died: Mar 13, 1938

Free Man Men People Think You

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When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to believe it. Clarence Darrow

Politics Become Beginning Believe President Could Boy Anybody

History repeats itself, and that's one of the things that's wrong with history. Clarence Darrow

History History Repeats Itself One Of The Things Wrong Repeats Itself Things

The first half of our lives are ruined by our parents and the second half by our children. Clarence Darrow

Parents First Half Our Ruined Our Lives Children Lives Second

No other offense has ever been visited with such severe penalties as seeking to help the oppressed. Clarence Darrow

Other Severe Penalties Visited Seeking Been Oppressed Offense Help Ever

Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for. Clarence Darrow

Worth Lost Fighting Only Causes

If you lose the power to laugh, you lose the power to think. Clarence Darrow

You Power Lose Think Laugh

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

Justice Nothing Out Courtroom Goes

You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom. Clarence Darrow

Freedom You Man World Other Liberties Only Protect Protecting Your

I am an agnostic; I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are sure of. Clarence Darrow

Men Pretend Know Sure Am Ignorant Agnostic Many

The only real lawyers are trial lawyers, and trial lawyers try cases to juries. Clarence Darrow

Legal Try Trial Trial Lawyers Cases Only Lawyers Real Juries

The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business. Clarence Darrow

Business Law Seriously Everything Punish Pretend Would Does Dishonest Interfere

There is no such thing as justice - in or out of court. Clarence Darrow

Justice Out Court Thing

The pursuit of truth will set you free; even if you never catch up with it. Clarence Darrow

Truth You Will Free Pursuit Never Catch Up Even Set

The best that we can do is to be kindly and helpful toward our friends and fellow passengers who are clinging to the same speck of dirt while we are drifting side by side to our common doom. Clarence Darrow

Best Side Our Kindly Drifting Dirt Toward Fellow Passengers Clinging Friends Same Common Doom While Who Helpful Speck

I do not believe in God because I do not believe in Mother Goose. Clarence Darrow

God Mother Believe Goose Because

I never wanted to see anybody die, but there are a few obituary notices I have read with pleasure. Clarence Darrow

Few Pleasure See Obituary Never Read Die Anybody Wanted Notices

The trouble with law is lawyers. Clarence Darrow

Legal Law Trouble Lawyers

To think is to differ. Clarence Darrow

Think Differ

Just think of the tragedy of teaching children not to doubt. Clarence Darrow

Doubt Think Tragedy Just Children Teaching

Some of you say religion makes people happy. So does laughing gas. Clarence Darrow

Religion You Happy People Say Laughing Some Makes Does Gas

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