I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment, to be…

I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment, to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure-that is all agnosticism means.

Clarence Darrow

1925

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Agnosticism Intellectual humility

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1925

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Clarence Darrow

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Darrow, Clarence. Criminal Court of Tennessee. The State of Tennessee vs. John Thomas Scopes. 21 July 1925.

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