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Clarence Darrow was a prominent American lawyer known for his defense of controversial clients and his influential legal arguments. He was born on April 18, 1857, and passed away on March 13, 1938.

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Famous Clarence Darrow Quotes

“Everyone is the heir to all that has gone before; his structure and emotional life is fixed, and no two children of nature have the same heredity. I believe everyone should and must live out what is in him. So no two lives can be the same.”

Should Believe Children Two Life Is I Believe Gone Emotional Structure Fixed Heirs Heredity Emotional Life Two Lives

Author:Clarence Darrow

“It is just as often a great misfortune to be the child of the rich as it is to be the child of the poor. Wealth has its misfortunes. Too much, too great opportunity and advantage given to a child has its misfortunes.”

Children Opportunity Given Wealth Poor Rich Too Much Advantage Misfortunes Great Opportunity

Book:Attorney for the Damned: Clarence Darrow in the Courtroom

Source: Attorney for the Damned: Clarence Darrow in the Courtroom

“The difference between the child and the man lies chiefly in the unlimited confidence and buoyancy of youth.”

Men Children Lying Differences Youth He Man Unlimited Lying Men Buoyancy

Book:Farmington

Source: Farmington

“Just think of the tragedy of teaching children not to doubt.”

Thinking Children Wisdom Doubt Teaching Tragedy Doubted Teaching Children Faith And Doubt

Author:Clarence Darrow

“...finally men were saved only through God's son dying for them, and that unless human beings believed this silly, impossible and wicked story they were doomed to hell? Can anyone with intelligence really believe that a child born today should be doomed because the snake tempted Eve and Eve tempted Adam? To believe that is not God-worship; it is devil-worship.”

Source: Why I Am an Agnostic and Other Essays

“Sympathy is the child of imagination”

Children Imagination

Book:The Story of My Life

Source: The Story of My Life

“Chloroform unfit children. Show them the same mercy that is shown beasts that are no longer fit to live.”

Children Shows Fit Mercy Beast Chloroform

Author:Clarence Darrow

“The first half of our lives are ruined by our parents and the second half by our children.”

Life Inspirational Firsts Children Parent Half Our Lives Our Children Parenting Ruined Being A Mom Being A Parent Funny Parenting

Author:Clarence Darrow

“Each child should be more intelligent than his parents.”

Should Children Parent Intelligent Parent Child

Author:Clarence Darrow

About the Author

Born: April 18, 1857
Died: March 13, 1938
Known for: Lawyer
Quotes: 191

Books & Sources

The Story of My LifeRelated source material

Attorney for the Damned: Clarence Darrow in the CourtroomRelated source material

Why I Am an Agnostic and Other EssaysRelated source material

Crime: Its Cause and TreatmentRelated source material

Closing Arguments: Clarence Darrow on Religion, Law, and SocietyRelated source material

A Persian pearl, and other essaysRelated source material

Clarence Darrow on the Death PenaltyRelated source material

Clarence Darrow: The Creation of an American MythRelated source material

FarmingtonRelated source material

In the Clutches of the Law: Clarence Darrow's LettersRelated source material

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