At twenty a man is full of fight and hope. He wants to reform the world. When he is seventy he still wants to reform the world, but he knows he can't.

Quote by Clarence Darrow

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

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

The first half of our life is ruined by our parents and the second half...

The first half of our life is ruined by our parents and the second half...

In spite of all the yearnings of men, no one can produce a single fact...

In spite of all the yearnings of men, no one can produce a single fact...

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

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

Laws should be like clothes. They should be made to fit the people they serve.

Laws should be like clothes. They should be made to fit the people they serve.

Just think of the tragedy of teaching children not to doubt.

Just think of the tragedy of teaching children not to doubt.

I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.

I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.

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

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

There is no such thing as justice - in or out of court.

There is no such thing as justice - in or out of court.

There is no such thing as justice, in or out of court.

There is no such thing as justice, in or out of court.

I don't like spinach, and I'm glad I don't, because if I liked it I'd...

I don't like spinach, and I'm glad I don't, because if I liked it I'd...

The trouble with law is lawyers.

The trouble with law is lawyers.

The best that we can do is to be kindly and helpful toward our friends...

The best that we can do is to be kindly and helpful toward our friends...

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

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

I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.

I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.

Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for.

Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for.

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

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

I am a friend of the working man, and I would rather be his friend,...

I am a friend of the working man, and I would rather be his friend,...

The world is made up for the most part of morons and natural tyrants, sure...

The world is made up for the most part of morons and natural tyrants, sure...

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

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