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
Laws should be like clothes. They should be made to fit the people they serve.
My dear woman, ... ever since the Phoenicians invented money there has been only one answer to that question.
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
The 'single tax' is so simple, so fundamental, and so easy to carry into effect that I have no doubt that it will be about the last reform the world will ever get. People in this world are not often logical.
How did the snake walk before the temptation? Did it tilt on its tail like a wooden pole?
I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure - that is all that agnosticism means.
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.