quotes by Clarence Darrow

"I've never killed a man, but I've read many an obituary with a great deal of satisfaction."
— Clarence Darrow

"If you lose the power to laugh, you lose the power to think."
— Clarence Darrow

"The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents, the second half by our children."
— Clarence Darrow

"When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President. Now I'm beginning to believe it."
— Clarence Darrow

"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

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

"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

"I don't believe in God because I don't believe in Mother Goose."
— Clarence Darrow

"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

"Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to speak it to?"
— Clarence Darrow

"You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom. You can only be free if I am free.
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— Clarence Darrow

"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

"Nothing is so loved by tyrants as obedient subjects.

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— Clarence Darrow

"Chase after the truth like all hell and you'll free yourself, even though you never touch its coattails."
— Clarence Darrow

"History repeats itself; that’s one of the things that’s wrong with history."
— Clarence Darrow

"“You can only be free if I am free.”"
— Clarence Darrow

"The purpose of man is like the purpose of a pollywog - to wiggle along as far as he can without dying; or, to hang to life until death takes him."
— Clarence Darrow

"You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom. You can only be free if I am free."
— Clarence Darrow

"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure."
— Clarence Darrow

"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure."
— Clarence Darrow