Clarence Darrow
Clarence Darrow
Clarence Seward Darrowwas an American lawyer, leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union, and prominent advocate for Georgist economic reform. He was best known for defending teenage thrill killers Leopold and Loeb in their trial for murdering 14-year-old Robert "Bobby" Franks. Some of his other notable cases included defending Ossian Sweet, and John T. Scopes in the Scopes "Monkey" Trial, in which he opposed William Jennings Bryan. Called a "sophisticated country lawyer", he remains notable for his wit, which...
ProfessionLawyer
Date of Birth18 April 1857
CityKinsman, OH
True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.
I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.
I am pleading for the future; I am pleading for a time when hatred and cruelty will not control the hearts of men. When we can learn by, reason and judgment and understanding and faith that all life is worth saving, and that mercy is the highest attribute of man.
The pursuit of truth shall set you free - even if you never catch up with it.
What I hope to see for labor is the people who work in factories own the factories
How did the snake walk before the temptation? Did it tilt on its tail like a wooden pole?
The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents and the second half by our children.
The first half of our life is ruined by our parents and the second half by our children
You can protect your liberties in this world only by protecting the other man's freedom. You can be free only if I am free.
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.