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
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.
The fact that there is a general belief in a future life is no evidence of its truth
We know life is futile. A man who considers that his life is of very wonderful importance is awfully close to a padded cell.
No nation can be really great that is held together by Gatling guns, and no true loyalty can be induced and kept through fear.
The truth is, no man is white and no man is black. We are all freckled.
I feel as I always have, that the earth is the home and the only home of man, and I am convinced that whatever he is to get out of his existence he must get while he is here.
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.
Anyone can spot a lie, unless he is in need of that lie.
Chase after the truth like all hell and you'll free yourself, even though you never touch its coattails.
The audience that storms the box-office of the theater to gain entrance to a sensational show is small and sleepy compared with the throng that crashes the courthouse door when something concerning real life and death is to be laid bare to the public.
The best way to understand somebody else is to put yourself in his place.
There are two things that kill a genius: a fatal disease and contentment.
The consideration and kindness shown by unfortunates to each other are surprising to those who have no experience with this class of men. Often to find real sympathy you must go to those who know what misery means.
The difference between the child and the man lies chiefly in the unlimited confidence and buoyancy of youth.