Clarence Darrow Quotes
I am pleading for the future; I am pleading for a time when hatred and cruelty will not control the hearts of men. When we can learn by, reason and judgment and understanding and faith that all life is worth saving, and that mercy is the highest attribute of man.
Citations
Darrow, Clarence. Attorney for the Damned: Clarence Darrow in the Courtroom. Edited by Arthur Weinberg, Simon and Schuster, 1957.
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Clarence Seward Darrow was an American lawyer who became famous in the early 20th century for his involvement in the Leopold and Loeb murder trial and the Scopes "Monkey" Trial. He was a leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union, and a prominent advocate for Georgist economic reform.