Clarence Seward Darrow

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"The law is a horrible business."	Law, Sin
"We know life is futile. A man who considers that his life is of very wonderful importance is awfully close to a padded cell."	Knowledge, Life, Men
"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."	Ignorance, Insults, Knowledge
"None meet life honestly and few heroically."	Honesty, Life, Truth
"You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom. You can only be free if I am free."	Freedom, Liberty, Men
"True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else."	Honesty, Justice, Patriotism
"There is no such thing as justice--in or out of court."	Justice
"The man who fights for his fellow-man is a better man than the one who fights for himself."	Argument, Conflict, Men
"Chase after the truth like all hell and you'll free yourself, even though you never touch its coat-tails."	Freedom, Honesty, Liberty
"Liberty is the most jealous and exacting mistress that can beguile the soul and brain of man."	Freedom, Liberty, Men
"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."	Men
"The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents, and the second half by our children. If you lose the power to laugh, you lose the power to think."	Humor, Laughter, Life
"To think is to differ."	Miscellaneous
"When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to believe it."	Age, Beginnings, Lies
"Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to speak it to?"	Learning
"I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure-that is all that agnosticism means."	Ignorance, Knowledge, Men
"With all their faults, trade-unions have done more for humanity than any other organization of men that ever existed."	Men

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