Darrow, Clarence Seward

1857 - Clarence Seward Darrow was born on the 18th of April in Kinsman Township, Trumbull County, Ohio.

1878 - He was admitted to bar.

Defended Eugene V. Debs and other strikers in injunction case stemming from Pullman strike.

1902-1903 - Represented striking miners during arbitration of Scranton, Pennsylvania, anthracite strikes.

1907 - Successfully defended William D. Haywood and other labor activists on charges of complicity in murder of Frank Steunenberg.

1924 - Defended Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb in trial for murder of Bobbie Franks.

1925 - He defended John T. Scopes on charges of breaking state law forbidding teaching of evolution in Tennessee public schools.

Wrote "An Eye for an Eye" 1905, "Crime, Its Cause and Treatment" 1925, memoir "The Story of My Life" 1932

1938 - He died on 13th of March in Chicago.

During career, acted as defense counsel in more than fifty capital court cases, never losing a client to execution.

Known primarily as defense lawyer in controversial court cases, particularly in cases associated with organized labor.

• "...finally men were saved only through God's son dying for them, and that unless human beings believed this silly, impossible and wicked story they were doomed to hell? Can anyone with intelligence really believe that a child born today should be doomed because the snake tempted Eve and Eve tempted Adam? To believe that is not God-worship; it is devil-worship."
• "Just think of the tragedy of teaching children not to doubt."
• "Common experience shows how much rarer is moral courage than physical bravery. A thousand men will march to the mouth of the cannon where one man will dare espouse an unpopular cause."
• "The ability and inclination to use physical strength is no indication of bravery or tenacity to life. The greatest cowards are often the greatest bullies. Nothing is cheaper and more common than physical bravery."
• "Chase after truth like hell and you'll free yourself, even though you never touch its coat-tails."