Clarence Darrow Probably the most celebrated American lawyer of the 20th century, Clarence Darrow worked as defense counsel in many widely publicized trials. He was notable as a defender of the underdog and civil rights. He was an distinguished speaker on agnosticism, liberalism, freethought and humanism. Clarence Darrow was born on April 18, 1857, near Kinsman, Ohio. He attended Allegheny College and the University of Michigan briefly before being admitted to the Ohio bar i ...

Back to Ancient History Sourcebook | Ancient History Sourcebook: Code of Hammurabi, c. 1780 BCE Commentary by Charles F. Horne, (1915) Commentary by Claude Hermann Walter Johns, The Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th ed, 1910- Text, Translated by L. W. King Charles F. Horne: The Code of Hammurabi: Introduction [Hammurabi] was the ruler who chiefly established the greatness of Babylon, the world's first metropolis. Many relics of Hammurabi's reign ([1795-1750 BC]) have been preser ...

Unhappy is the land that is in need of heroes. --BERTOLT BRECHT I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom. --BOB DYLAN Trial HeroesBending Toward Justice by Doug Linder (c) 2000 "The moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends toward justice." --Martin Luther King, Jr. America needs heroes. Apart from their own achievements, heroes can inspire others to act heroically: to sacrifice ...