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Clarence Darrow [1857-1938] American

Rank: 101
Lawyer

Clarence Seward Darrow was an American lawyer, leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union, and prominent advocate for Georgist economic reform.

Freedom, Legal, Truth, Business, Death, History, Men, Patriotism, Politics, Religion

Quote	Tags	Rank
When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to believe it.	Politics	101
I am an agnostic; I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are sure of.	Men	102
Chase after the truth like all hell and you'll free yourself, even though you never touch its coat tails.	Truth	103
True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.	Patriotism	104
Laws should be like clothes. They should be made to fit the people they serve.		105
Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom; Justice is what comes out of a courtroom.		106
The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.	Business	107
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.		108
You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom.	Freedom	109
The trouble with law is lawyers.	Legal	110
The pursuit of truth will set you free; even if you never catch up with it.	Truth	111
I am a friend of the working man, and I would rather be his friend, than be one.		112
History repeats itself, and that's one of the things that's wrong with history.	History	113
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.		114
I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.	Death	115
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.		116
I have suffered from being misunderstood, but I would have suffered a hell of a lot more if I had been understood.		117
No other offense has ever been visited with such severe penalties as seeking to help the oppressed.		118
I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure - that is all that agnosticism means.		119
You can only be free if I am free.	Freedom	120
Some of you say religion makes people happy. So does laughing gas.	Religion	121
In spite of all the yearnings of men, no one can produce a single fact or reason to support the belief in God and in personal immortality.		122
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.		123
Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to speak it to?		124
There is no such thing as justice - in or out of court.		125
If a man is happy in America, it is considered he is doing something wrong.		126
The first half of our lives are ruined by our parents and the second half by our children.		201
If you lose the power to laugh, you lose the power to think.		202
None meet life honestly and few heroically.		203
The only real lawyers are trial lawyers, and trial lawyers try cases to juries.	Legal	204
Working people have alot of bad habits, but the worst of these is work.		205
To think is to differ.		206
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.		207
I never wanted to see anybody die, but there are a few obituary notices I have read with pleasure.		208
Just think of the tragedy of teaching children not to doubt.		209
I do not believe in God because I do not believe in Mother Goose.		210
Depressions may bring people closer to the church but so do funerals.		211
Calvin Coolidge was the greatest man who ever came out of Plymouth Corner, Vermont.		212
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.		213
Someday I hope to write a book where the royalties will pay for the copies I give away.		214
Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for.		215

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