I am an agnostic; I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are sure of. Clarence Darrow More Quotes by Clarence Darrow More Quotes From Clarence Darrow With all their faults, trade unions have done more for humanity than any other organization of men that ever existed. They have done more for decency, for honesty, for education, for the betterment of the race, for the developing of character in men, than any other association of men. Clarence Darrow honestycharactermen The efforts of the medical profession in the US to control:...its...job it proposes to monopolize. It has been carrying on a vigorous campaign all over the country against new methods and schools of healing because it wants the business...I have watched this medical profession for a long time and it bears watching. Clarence Darrow healingjobscountry The fear of God is not the beginning of wisdom. The fear of God is the death of wisdom. Skepticism and doubt lead to study and investigation, and investigation is the beginning of wisdom. Clarence Darrow investigationstudydoubt There is no such crime as a crime of thought; there are only crimes of action. Clarence Darrow crimewisdomaction It’s not bad people I fear so much as good people. When a person is sure that he is good, he is nearly hopeless; he gets cruel- he believes in punishment. Clarence Darrow punishmentbelievepeople Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for. Clarence Darrow causesfightinglost Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom; Justice is what comes out of a courtroom Clarence Darrow courtroomgoes-onjustice We are born and we die; and between these two most important events in our lives more or less time elapses which we have to waste somehow or other. In the end it does not seem to matter much whether we have done so in making money, or practicing law, or reading or playing, or in any other way, as long as we felt we were deriving a maximum of happiness out of our doings. Clarence Darrow readinglawtwo 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. Clarence Darrow powerfulwittyfunny The only real lawyers are trial lawyers, and trial lawyers try cases to juries. Clarence Darrow realtrialstrying Common experience shows how much rarer is moral courage than physical bravery. A thousand men will march to the mouth of the cannon where one man will dare espouse an unpopular cause . . . True courage and manhood come from the consciousness of the right attitude toward the world, the faith in one's purpose, and the sufficiency of one's own approval as a justification for one's own acts. Clarence Darrow attitudemenpeace The time will come when all people will view with horror light way in which society and its courts of law now take human life; and when that time comes, the way will be clear to device some better method of dealing with poverty and ignorance and their frequent byproducts, which we call crime. Clarence Darrow lightignoranceviews 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. Clarence Darrow tyrantsstrongdoubt I don't believe in God because I don't believe in Mother Goose. Clarence Darrow atheistmotherdeath Anyone can spot a lie, unless he is in need of that lie. Clarence Darrow spotslyingneeds The most human thing we can do is comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. Clarence Darrow humanscomfortcan-do Can any rational person believe that the Bible is anything but a human document? We now know pretty well where the various books came from, and about when they were written. We know that they were written by human beings who had no knowledge of science, little knowledge of life, and were influenced by the barbarous morality of primitive times, and were grossly ignorant of most things that men know today. Clarence Darrow menbelievebook History repeats itself. That's one of the things wrong with history. Clarence Darrow sarcasmsarcasticfunny Physical deformity, calls forth our charity. But the infinite misfortune of moral deformity calls forth nothing but hatred and vengeance. Clarence Darrow moralcharityhatred Never forget, almost every case has been won or lost when the jury is sworn. Clarence Darrow never-forgetcaseslost
