Clarence Darrow quotes

Clarence Darrow was an influential American lawyer and leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union. Known for defending unpopular clients and advocating for civil rights, he played a prominent role in such famous cases as the Scopes “Monkey” Trial and the Leopold and Loeb case. He became a symbol of progressive thought and the fight for social justice in American law. Here are 103 of his quotes:

History repeats itself, and that's one of the things that's wrong with history. (Clarence Darrow)
The first half of our lives are ruined by our parents and the second half by our children. View quote
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Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to speak it to? View quote
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I have suffered from being misunderstood, but I would have suffered a hell of a lot more if I had been understood. View quote
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I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction. View quote
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When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President. I'm beginning to believe it. View quote
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Chase after the truth like all hell and you'll free yourself, even though you never touch its coat tails. View quote
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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. View quote
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You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom. View quote
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I don't believe in God because I don't believe in Mother Goose. View quote
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True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else. (Clarence Darrow)
The world is made up for the most part of morons and natural tyrants, sure of themselves, strong in their own opinions, never doubting anything. View quote
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I am an agnostic; I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are sure of. View quote
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As long as the world shall last there will be wrongs, and if no man objected and no man rebelled, those wrongs would last forever. View quote
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Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for. View quote
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The fear of God is not the beginning of wisdom. The fear of God is the death of wisdom. Skepticism and doubt lead to study and investigation, and investigation is the beginning of wisdom. View quote
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There is no such thing as justice - in or out of court. View quote
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Calvin Coolidge was the greatest man who ever came out of Plymouth Corner, Vermont. View quote
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In the great flood of human life that is spawned upon the earth, it is not often that a man is born. View quote
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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. View quote
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Some of you say religion makes people happy. So does laughing gas. (Clarence Darrow)
I don't like spinach, and I'm glad I don't, because if I liked it I'd eat it, and I just hate it. View quote
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Just think of the tragedy of teaching children not to doubt. View quote
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You can only be free if I am free. View quote
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The truth is always modern and there never comes a time when it is safe to give it voice. View quote
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