Clarence Darrow
Clarence Darrow
Clarence Seward Darrowwas an American lawyer, leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union, and prominent advocate for Georgist economic reform. He was best known for defending teenage thrill killers Leopold and Loeb in their trial for murdering 14-year-old Robert "Bobby" Franks. Some of his other notable cases included defending Ossian Sweet, and John T. Scopes in the Scopes "Monkey" Trial, in which he opposed William Jennings Bryan. Called a "sophisticated country lawyer", he remains notable for his wit, which...
ProfessionLawyer
Date of Birth18 April 1857
CityKinsman, OH
Clarence Darrow quotes about
We're all killers at heart . . . . I have never taken anybody's life, but I have often read obituary notices with considerable satisfaction.
I had grown tired of standing in the lean and lonely front line facing the greatest enemy that ever confronted man -- public opinion.
Liberty is the most jealous and exacting mistress that can beguile the soul and brain of man.
The fact that there is a general belief in a future life is no evidence of its truth
Freedom comes from human beings, rather than from laws and institutions.
The pursuit of truth shall set you free - even if you never catch up with it.
What I hope to see for labor is the people who work in factories own the factories
I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure - that is all that agnosticism means.
Laws should be like clothes. They should be made to fit the people they serve.
History repeats itself, and that's one of the things that's wrong with history