Some false representations contravene the law; some do not. The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business, and, besides, could not be done. The line between honesty and dishonesty is a narrow, shifting one and usually lets those get by that are the most subtle and already have more than they can use.

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Clarence Seward Darrow (April 18 1857 – March 13 1938) was an American lawyer and leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union best known for defending teenage thrill killers Leopold and Loeb in their trial for murdering 14-year-old Robert "Bobby" Franks (1924) for defending Ossian Sweet and defending John T. Scopes in the Scopes "Monkey" Trial (1925) in which he opposed William Jennings Bryan (statesman noted orator and 3-time presidential candidate).