Anyone can spot a lie, unless he is in need of that lie. Clarence Darrow More Quotes by Clarence Darrow More Quotes From Clarence Darrow Sympathy is the child of imagination Clarence Darrow imaginationchildren I had grown tired of standing in the lean and lonely front line facing the greatest enemy that ever confronted man -- public opinion. Clarence Darrow tiredlonelymen If there is a soul, what is it, and where did it come from, and where does it go? Can anyone who is guided by his reason possibly imagine a soul independent of a body, or the place of its residence, or the character of it, or anything concerning it? If man is justified in any belief or disbelief on any subject, he is warranted in the disbelief in a soul. Not one scrap of evidence exists to prove any such impossible thing. Clarence Darrow independentcharactermen Different strokes for different folks. Clarence Darrow being-yourselfdifferentinspirational With all their faults, trade-unions have done more for humanity than any other organization of men that ever existed. Clarence Darrow labor-dayorganizationmen Freedom comes from human beings, rather than from laws and institutions. Clarence Darrow institutionsfreedomlaw I am an agnostic as to the question of God. Clarence Darrow agnostic I go to a better tailor than any of you and pay more for my clothes. The only difference is that you probably don't sleep in yours. Clarence Darrow clothesdifferencessleep Religion is based on the insistence that over and above all is a purpose and a guiding hand that is beneficent and kind, and would not leave a hair unnumbered or let a sparrow fall unnoticed to the ground. Those who cherish such hallucinations forget that the all-loving power is inflicting tuberculosis, cancer, famine, and pestilence on the trusting, simple sons of men. Clarence Darrow cancerreligiousgod The nation that would to-day disarm its soldiers and turn its people to the paths of peace would accomplish more to its building up than by all the war taxes wrong from its hostile and Clarence Darrow building-upwarpeople Criminal cases receive the attention of the press. The cruel and disagreeable things of life are more apt to get the newspaper space than the pleasant ones. It must be that most people enjoy hearing of and reading about the troubles of others. Perhaps men unconsciously feel that they rise in the general level as others go down. Clarence Darrow spacereadingmen A prison is confining to the body, but whether it affects the mind, depends entirely upon the mind. Clarence Darrow atheismbodymind I cannot tell and I shall never know how many words of mine might have given birth to cruelty in place of love and kindness and charity. Clarence Darrow charitykindnessmight The ablest lawyers are always associated with the biggest fees. Clarence Darrow feeslawyer Everything serious that he says is a joke and everything humorous that he says is dead serious. Clarence Darrow atheismserioushumorous The law is a horrible business. Clarence Darrow horriblebusinesslaw People in this world are not often logical. Clarence Darrow logicalpeopleworld Some false representations contravene the law; some do not. ... The sensibilities of no two men are the same. Some would refuse to sell property without carefully explaining all about its merits and defects, and putting themselves in the purchasers' place and inquiring if he himself would buy under the circumstances. But such men never would be prosperous merchants. Clarence Darrow lawmentwo Hoover, if elected, will do one thing that is almost incomprehensible to the human mind: he will make a great man out of Coolidge. Clarence Darrow humormenfunny Chase after truth like hell and you'll free yourself, even though you never touch its coat-tails. Clarence Darrow
