All Clarence Darrow Quotes
- To be an effective criminal defense counsel, an attorney must be prepared to be demanding, outrageous, irreverent, blasphemous, a rogue, a renegade, and a hated,… Age
- There is no such crime as a crime of thought; there are only crimes of action. Action
- The Constitution is a delusion and a snare if the weakest and humblest man in the land cannot be defended in his right to speak… Constitution
- In the great flood of human life that is spawned upon the earth, it is not often that a man is born. Born
- An idea is a greater monument than a cathedral. Cathedral
- Physical deformity, calls forth our charity. But the infinite misfortune of moral deformity calls forth nothing but hatred and vengeance. Calls
- The purpose of life is living. Men and women should get the most they can out of their lives. Life
- Many writers claim that nearly all crime is caused by economic conditions, or in other words that poverty is practically the whole cause of crime.… Action
- It is indeed strange that with all the knowledge we have gained in the past hundred years we preserve and practice the methods of an… All
- The ablest lawyers are always associated with the biggest fees. Ablest
- Lawyers are natural politicians. Inspirational
- Religion is the belief in future life and in God. I don't believe in either. Belief
- Ancestors do not mean so much. The rebel who succeeds generally makes it easier for the posterity that follows him; so these descendants are usually… Ancestor
- True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else. Anti War
- I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure. Clever
- When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to believe it. Anybody
- The only real lawyers are trial lawyers, and trial lawyers try cases to juries. Cases
- I am an agnostic; I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are sure of. Agnostic
- The first half of our lives are ruined by our parents and the second half by our children. Children
- 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. Doubt