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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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...

I do not believe in God because I do not believe in Mother Goose

I do not believe in God because I do not believe in Mother Goose

When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning...

When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning...

None meet life honestly and few heroically.

None meet life honestly and few heroically.

The fact that there is a general belief in a future life is no evidence...

The fact that there is a general belief in a future life is no evidence...

I do not believe in God because I do not believe in Mother Goose.

I do not believe in God because I do not believe in Mother Goose.

The pursuit of truth shall set you free - even if you never catch up...

The pursuit of truth shall set you free - even if you never catch up...

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

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

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

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

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,...

Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to speak...

Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to speak...

Some of you say religion makes people happy. So does laughing gas.

Some of you say religion makes people happy. So does laughing gas.

You can only be free if I am free.

You can only be free if I am free.

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

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

Calvin Coolidge was the greatest man who ever came out of Plymouth Corner, Vermont.

Calvin Coolidge was the greatest man who ever came out of Plymouth Corner, Vermont.

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.

To think is to differ.

To think is to differ.

Chase after the truth like all hell and you'll free yourself, even though you never...

Chase after the truth like all hell and you'll free yourself, even though you never...

I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth and they thought it...

I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth and they thought it...

During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.

During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.