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The origin of the absurd idea of immortal life is easy to discover; it is kept alive by hope and fear, by childish faith, and by cowardice.
Clarence Darrow

Biography

Author Profession: Lawyer
Nationality: American
Born: April 18, 1857
Died: March 13, 1938

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To think is to differ.
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You can only be free if I am free.
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If a man is happy in America, it is considered he is doing something wrong.
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I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.
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When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to believe it.
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History repeats itself, and that's one of the things that's wrong with history.
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The trouble with law is lawyers.
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