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
The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents and the second half by our children.
How did the snake walk before the temptation? Did it tilt on its tail like a wooden pole?
Working people have alot of bad habits, but the worst of these is work.
Inside every lawyer is the wreck of a poet.
Everything serious that he says is a joke and everything humorous that he says is dead serious.
The truth is that brains have little to do with either the making or accumulating of money.
I am an agnostic as to the question of God.
Calvin Coolidge was the greatest man who ever came out of Plymouth Corner, Vermont.
The ablest lawyers are always associated with the biggest fees.
Most jury trials are contests between the rich and poor.