Resist Not Evil

by Clarence Darrow

Book Overview

Clarence Seward Darrow (1857 - 1938) was an American lawyer, leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union. Notable for his wit, he became one of the most famous American lawyers and civil libertarians, and a very influential legal mind in the first part of the 20th century. His books on crime and punishment, as well as on the morality and origins of the system, are classics of the libertarian movement, and a cry for attention about all that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1522961828
• ISBN13: 9781522961826
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 82 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Well-considered criticism of "criminal justice"

Now best known for his defense of a teacher's right to teach evolution in the "Scopes Monkey Trial," Clarence Darrow devoted much of his life in the courtroom to an expert public criticism of the notion of "criminal justice" and of the penal system in the U.S. Rather than focus his energy on "winning" the cases of his clients, he deconstructed conventional conceptions of "blame," "guilt," et al., arguing that punishment itself contributes to the oppressive conditions that produce "crime." Interestingly, he often "won" these cases on the merit of his theory, in spite of giving scant attention to the particulars of the individual cases.This compendium of Darrow's work is an excellent (and extremely well-written) cross-section of his ideas -- a must-read for anyone interested in law, juridical theory, anarchism, etc.