Clarence Darrow and His Adherence to the Underlying Truths Clarence Darrow was widely regarded to be one of the best criminal defense lawyers in American history. Born on April 18, 1857, near Kinsman, Ohio, Darrow attended Michigan University (Clarence Darrow, 1). After one year, he was quickly admitted to the Ohio bar and began to defend the anarchists who were charged with murder after the Haymarket Riot. Darrow mainly defended labor unions and also successfully defended several people in criminal trials for murder charges. Darrows' most famous case was the Scopes trials, also known as the monkey trials, in which he defended John T. Scopes, who went against the state by teaching Darwinism. Clarence Darrow's cases were almost always rooting
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Despite his radical beliefs, Darrow made a huge impact as a lawyer, and his critical thinking is impressive even more so today. Darrow became the general attorney for the Chicago and North Western Railway and worked on the Eugene v. Debs case that propelled him into prosperity. Darrow defended the American Railway Union and several union leaders who were charged with contempt and were charged despite his efforts (Clarence Darrow, 2). While the case was technically lost, it showed many that Darrow was a competent lawyer with strengths in criminal and labor law. Darrow continued to defend workers' rights in 1902 with the Pennsylvania anthracite coal strikes, for striking miners' rights and the excessive use of child labor in the company. When faced with a crime trial, Darrow successfully secured an acquittal for William D. Haywood in 1907 for the murder of Governor Frank R. Steunenberg of Idaho. Darrow also narrowly saved Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold from a death sentence for the murder of 14-year-old Robert Franks in Chicago (Clarence Darrow, …show more content…
I think Darrow believed that this tree represented the whole truth, and he believed that the church was afraid of that tree, and that the tree ultimately represented the brain of man. Furtively, Darrow finishes this thought by saying, “I believe in the brain of man. I'm not worried about my soul”. I believe Darrow was a sophisticated but also simple man who was interested in human nature and did not believe in things that clouded this nature or tried to fix it. The quote is still relevant today because people still drink whiskey and people still believe in religion, both timeless things. His idea will never die because he will never stop finding new things that make them happy, and therefore people will not stop avoiding the truth to feel more comfortable. Clarence Darrow did not have a perfect record when it came to winning in defense cases, did not have the most agreeable takes, and often sided with the underdog. Darrow is widely respected and believed to be one of the best criminal defense attorneys of all
Despite his radical beliefs, Darrow made a huge impact as a lawyer, and his critical thinking is impressive even more so today. Darrow became the general attorney for the Chicago and North Western Railway and worked on the Eugene v. Debs case that propelled him into prosperity. Darrow defended the American Railway Union and several union leaders who were charged with contempt and were charged despite his efforts (Clarence Darrow, 2). While the case was technically lost, it showed many that Darrow was a competent lawyer with strengths in criminal and labor law. Darrow continued to defend workers' rights in 1902 with the Pennsylvania anthracite coal strikes, for striking miners' rights and the excessive use of child labor in the company. When faced with a crime trial, Darrow successfully secured an acquittal for William D. Haywood in 1907 for the murder of Governor Frank R. Steunenberg of Idaho. Darrow also narrowly saved Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold from a death sentence for the murder of 14-year-old Robert Franks in Chicago (Clarence Darrow, …show more content…
I think Darrow believed that this tree represented the whole truth, and he believed that the church was afraid of that tree, and that the tree ultimately represented the brain of man. Furtively, Darrow finishes this thought by saying, “I believe in the brain of man. I'm not worried about my soul”. I believe Darrow was a sophisticated but also simple man who was interested in human nature and did not believe in things that clouded this nature or tried to fix it. The quote is still relevant today because people still drink whiskey and people still believe in religion, both timeless things. His idea will never die because he will never stop finding new things that make them happy, and therefore people will not stop avoiding the truth to feel more comfortable. Clarence Darrow did not have a perfect record when it came to winning in defense cases, did not have the most agreeable takes, and often sided with the underdog. Darrow is widely respected and believed to be one of the best criminal defense attorneys of all