Clarence Darrow Quotes

I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure - that is all that agnosticism means.

Depressions may bring people closer to the church but so do funerals.

The pursuit of truth will set you free; even if you never catch up with it.

The origin of the absurd idea of immortal life is easy to discover; it is kept alive by hope and fear, by childish faith, and by cowardice.

Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to speak it to?

The trouble with law is lawyers.

You can only be free if I am free.

No other offense has ever been visited with such severe penalties as seeking to help the oppressed.

Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for.

I do not believe in God because I do not believe in Mother Goose.

History repeats itself, and that's one of the things that's wrong with history.

The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.

You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom.

If you lose the power to laugh, you lose the power to think.

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.

Chase after the truth like all hell and you'll free yourself, even though you never touch its coat tails.

As long as the world shall last there will be wrongs, and if no man objected and no man rebelled, those wrongs would last forever.

The first half of our lives are ruined by our parents and the second half by our children.

When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to believe it.

I am an agnostic; I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are sure of.

I never wanted to see anybody die, but there are a few obituary notices I have read with pleasure.

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.

I have suffered from being misunderstood, but I would have suffered a hell of a lot more if I had been understood.

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.