Quote by Clarence Darrow
As long as the world shall last there will be wrongs, and if no ma

As long as the world shall last there will be wrongs, and if no man objected and no man rebelled, those wrongs would last forever. – Clarence Darrow

Other quotes by Clarence Darrow

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

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Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one. – Chinese Proverb

I think that we should be men first, and subjects afterward. It is not so desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right. – Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience, 1849

It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong. – Voltaire

I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. – Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

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