Alter | 80 Jahre (verstorben) |
Beruf | Jurist, Rechtsanwalt, Schriftsteller |
Geburtsdatum | Samstag, 18. April 1857 |
Geburtsort | Farmdale, Ohio, U.S. |
Todesdatum | Sonntag, 13. März 1938 |
Todesort | Chicago |
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Beschreibung | Clarence Seward Darrow (/ˈdæroʊ/; 18. April 1857 - 13. März 1938) war ein amerikanischer Rechtsanwalt, der Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts durch seine Beteiligung am Leopold-und-Loeb-Mordprozess und am Scopes-"Monkey"-Prozess berühmt wurde. Er war ein führendes Mitglied der American Civil Liberties Union und ein prominenter Verfechter der georgistischen Wirtschaftsreform. |
Someday I hope to write a book where the royalties will pay for the copies I give away.
The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.
History repeats itself, and that's one of the things that's wrong with history.
I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure - that is all that agnosticism means.
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.
I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.
