Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for.

Quote by Clarence Darrow

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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.

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

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

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...

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

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...

Depressions may bring people closer to the church but so do funerals.

Depressions may bring people closer to the church but so do funerals.

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...

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

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

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...

The origin of the absurd idea of immortal life is easy to discover; it is...

The origin of the absurd idea of immortal life is easy to discover; it is...

The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere...

The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere...

True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.

True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.

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.

Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom; Justice is what...

Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom; Justice is what...

Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom; Justice is what...

Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom; Justice is what...

Someday I hope to write a book where the royalties will pay for the copies...

Someday I hope to write a book where the royalties will pay for the copies...

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

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

At twenty a man is full of fight and hope. He wants to reform the...

At twenty a man is full of fight and hope. He wants to reform the...

Bodily decay is gloomy in prospect, but of all human contemplations the most abhorrent is...

Bodily decay is gloomy in prospect, but of all human contemplations the most abhorrent is...

The great comfort of turning 49 is the realization that you are now too old...

The great comfort of turning 49 is the realization that you are now too old...

Fear causes us to refuse to embrace change because we care way more about being...

Fear causes us to refuse to embrace change because we care way more about being...

The best reformers the world has ever seen are those who commence on themselves

The best reformers the world has ever seen are those who commence on themselves

The Internet revolution is going to be like all the other revolutions we have seen...

The Internet revolution is going to be like all the other revolutions we have seen...