Clarence Darrow quotes and sayings on atheism, books, beliefs, charity, crime, constitution, death, death penalty, emotions, freedom, injustice, lawyers, liberty etc.
Clarence Darrow was a prolific American lawyer and a prominent member of the American Civil Liberties Union. Darrow gained reputation of defending criminals in high profile cases such as advocating for Ossian Sweet and John T. Scopes in the Scopes "Monkey" Trial and teenage thrill killers Leopold and Loeb for murdering Robert Franks. Tagged as the “sophisticated country lawyer”, Darrow had been extrusive in his support for Georgist Economic Reform. His other works include hardbacks such as Crime: Its Cause and Treatment, The Myth of the Soul and Closing Arguments on Religion, Law and Society. He is remembered for being the greatest criminal defense lawyer and a vicious litigator, who won many cases single handedly, against all odds. Many onscreen adaptation of his high profile cases have been showcased in movies such as Compulsion, Alleged and Defendant: Clarence Darrow. Zoom through these lines from this fierce advocate.
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.
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.
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.
