Is a "lost cause" really the only cause to fight for?

Do you have a link showing it’s from a founding father? I have never heard that attributed to one of those people.

@jca2 No sorry. I heard it on PBS as a teenager. The Google attributes the quote to Clarence Darrow. I don’t know who he is.

It’s a silly, one-dimensional statement. Please find a reference for it if you state it as quote.

@canidmajor Thanks. I agree too. I just heard it on PBS when I was a teenager, and was curious. At the time I thought it was Abraham Lincoln. Or a leader from the revolutionary or civil war?

No, a lost cause is not the only reason to fight. A “lost cause” means the cause you had to fight about has no chance of success. But this country was founded because of a cause: the escape of tyranny. It was highly likely that we would lose against Great Britain who was THE powerhouse of the world at the time. But it was a cause worth fighting for even though it came close to being a lost cause.

A list of “lost cause” quotes
https://www.azquotes.com/quotes/topics/lost-cause.html

Better to fight for a good cause – better chance of success.

I often fight for the underdog, which I suppose is also a “lost cause” idea.

@snowberry – if it had been easy, it would have been done already.

@RocketGuy I drive my husband nuts. :D

Imo it’s a stupid meaningless “quote”, if it indeed is one. No citation given.

This question hits harder than I did 12 hours ago.