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  • Clarence Darrow Essays

    Clarence Darrow was an American lawyer and leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union. The three essays included here are Facing Life Fearlessly, Absurdities Of The Bible, and Why I Am An Agnostic. ... Read more

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  • Attorney for the Damned

    Clarence Darrow in the Courtroom

    Courtroom summations by "one of America's greatest lawyers . . . this book is better than an entire college course in Rhetoric" (Thomas Geoghegan, author of The Secret Lives of Citizens and Only One Thing Can Save Us).A famous defender of the underdog, the oppressed, and the powerless, Clarence Darrow (1857–1938) is one of the true legends of the American legal system. His cases were many and ... Read more

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  • A Persian Pearl, and Other Essays

    Enriched edition. Exploring Social Issues and Justice Through Literary Reflections

    In "A Persian Pearl, and Other Essays," Clarence Darrow showcases his astute observations on a variety of subjects, blending personal reflection with biting social commentary. The essays reveal Darrow's literary style as both eloquent and incisive, marked by a keen wit and an unwavering commitment to justice. Set against the backdrop of the early 20th century, a period rich with sociopolitical ... Read more

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  • Resist not evil

    In Resist Not Evil, Clarence Darrow offers a provocative meditation on violence, punishment, and the moral contradictions of modern civilization. Written in a lucid, argumentative prose characteristic of early twentieth-century public intellectual discourse, the book interrogates the social instinct for retaliation and questions whether coercion can ever produce genuine justice. Darrow's style is ... Read more

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  • Resist Not Evil

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    Clarence S. Darrow's Resist Not Evil is a fierce challenge to patriotism, war, punishment, and the assumptions that sustain them. Inspired by Tolstoy and by his search for a serious defense of non-resistance, Darrow argues that "turn the other cheek" is not weakness but one of humanity's oldest moral instincts, endorsed in spirit by figures from Buddha and Confucius to Socrates, Plato, and Christ. ... Read more

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  • A Persian Pearl

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    This collection of reflective essays brings together two strikingly different but equally humane visions of life, death, and the human condition. In the opening meditations on Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat, Darrow argues that the deepest truths are never new: they return in fresh forms, speaking across centuries with undiminished force. He praises Edward FitzGerald's rendering of the Persian poet's ... Read more

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  • Farmington

    The narrative begins with a vivid depiction of Darrow's childhood in Farmington, capturing the simplicity and challenges of rural life. He describes his family dynamics, the local community, and the values instilled in him from a young age. Through anecdotes and reflections, Darrow conveys a deep appreciation for the people and experiences that influenced his character, emphasizing themes of ... Read more

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  • Industrial Conspiracies

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    In this fiery lecture, Clarence S. Darrow mounts a sweeping defense of labor and a relentless attack on the legal and political machinery that protects wealth. With wit, irony, and outrage, he traces conspiracy laws back to England's Star Chamber, showing how judges and rulers used them to suppress dissent, control laborers, and criminalize organizing itself. He argues that unions are not a threat ... Read more

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  • Farmington

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    Farmington is Clarence S. Darrow's witty, searching memoir of a boyhood shaped by a small Pennsylvania town, a miller's family, and the ordinary rituals that give childhood its lasting power. With self-aware humor, the narrator admits that any life story must be selective even as he insists on telling his own truth, beginning with his birth in a narrow valley town where strict, pious adults lived ... Read more

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  • Crime

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    Clarence Darrow's Crime: Its Cause and Treatment is a provocative attack on the assumptions behind law, guilt, and punishment. Drawing on more than forty years in the courtroom, Darrow argues that crime is not a moral mystery but the product of heredity, environment, social pressure, and human psychology. He challenges the reliability of conscience, religion, legislation, and even the word "crime" ... Read more

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  • Crime: Its Cause and Treatment

    "Crime: Its Cause and Treatment" by Clarence Darrow is a profound exploration of the nature of crime and the factors that contribute to criminal behavior. Darrow, a renowned lawyer and social reformer, delves into the psychological, social, and economic influences that lead individuals to commit crimes. He argues against the notion of free will in criminality, suggesting that many offenders are ... Read more

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  • Crime, Its Cause and Treatment

    Exploring the intricate relationship between human behavior and environmental forces, this incisive work by renowned lawyer Clarence Darrow delves into the roots of criminality through a scientific and psychological lens.Drawing on observations of how crime patterns shift with seasonal and physiological factors, the book frames crime as a product of natural and social influences rather than moral ... Read more

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