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Quote by Clarence Darrow

“I am sure of very little, and I shouldn't be surprised if those things were wrong.”

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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. more

“Some false representations contravene the law; some do not. The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business, and, besides, could not be done. The line between honesty and dishonesty is a narrow, shifting one and usually lets those get by that are the most subtle and already have more than they can use.”

Doe Done Use Law Lying Lines Honesty Subtle Interfere Representation Shifting Dishonesty

Book:The Story of My Life

Source: The Story of My Life

“It is bigotry for public schools to teach only one theory of origins.”

School Teach Theory Bigotry Public School Scopes Trial

Author:Clarence Darrow

“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

“Scopes isn’t on trial; civilization is on trial.”

Civilization Trials Scope

Book:Clarence Darrow: The Creation of an American Myth

Source: Clarence Darrow: The Creation of an American Myth

“Punishment as punishment is not admissible unless the offender has had the freewill to select his course.”

Courses Punishment Free Will Select Offenders

Author:Clarence Darrow

“I'm gaining weight the right way: I'm drinking beer.”

Way Weight Drinking Beer Right Way Drinking Beer Gaining Weight

Author:Johnny Damon

“We're all killers at heart . . . . I have never taken anybody's life, but I have often read obituary notices with considerable satisfaction.”

Heart Taken Satisfaction Killers Obituary

Author:Clarence Darrow

“I had grown tired of standing in the lean and lonely front line facing the greatest enemy that ever confronted man -- public opinion.”

Men Lines Opinion Enemy Fronts Standing Lonely Tired Public Opinion

Book:The Story of My Life

Source: The Story of My Life

“Inside every lawyer is the wreck of a poet.”

Poet Lawyer Wrecks

Author:Clarence Darrow

“Illiteracy must be banished from the land if we shall attain that high destiny as the foremost of the enlightened nations of the world which, under Providence, we ought to achieve.”

Ifs World Nations Destiny Land Achieve Ought Enlightened Providence Illiteracy

Book:A Supplement to A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents

Source: A Supplement to A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents

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