257 Quotes by Clarence Darrow

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    So long as the ordinary ideal of punishment prevails, a crime must consist of an act coupled with an intent to do the thing.

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

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    An agnostic is a doubter. The word is generally applied to those who doubt the verity of accepted religious creeds of faiths.

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    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.

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    Working people have a lot of bad habits, but the worst of these is work.

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