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?

@all Thanks for the fact check. I will flag my question, and and re-ask with out referencing the founding fathers.

Update The new question is in general. Thanks all.

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.