When the state imposes the death penalty, it proclaims that taking one human life counterbalances the taking of another life. This assumption… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
There is a legitimate argument over whether the death penalty effectively deters violent crime, although my personal observation is that not one… — Dinesh D'Souza Copy Share Image
It is easy not to support the death penalty when there is doubt about the culpability of the person sitting in the… — Clint Smith Copy Share Image
In ten Muslim countries you can get the death penalty just for being gay. If they were chopping the heads off of… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
Capital punishment is against the best judgment of modern criminology and, above all, against the highest expression of love in the nature… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The death penalty can be tolerated only by extreme statist reactionaries who demand a state that is so powerful that it has… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
It should be clear that the death penalty does just the opposite of promoting decency and respect for life. It dehumanizes people… — John Morrison Copy Share Image
The mood and temper of the public in regard to the treatment of crime and criminals is one of the most unfailing… — Baron de Montesquieu Copy Share Image
I personally have always voted for the death penalty because I believe that people who go out prepared to take the lives… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
Family and friends don't deserve to lose a family member because someone killed them for no reason. If the person is caught.… — Glen Rambharack Copy Share Image
A solemn day. Barring a stay by Sup Ct, & with my final nod, Utah will use most extreme power & execute… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The Catholic understanding has been that the death penalty has been become, like, outdated because in industrialized countries. We have other ways… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
Jurors realize that instead of having to make that terrible decision (voting for the death penalty), they can vote to put someone… — Robert Falcon Scott Copy Share Image
What makes a Man love Death, Fanny? Is it because he hopes to avert his own by watchin' the Deaths of others?… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
I regard the death penalty as a savage and immoral institution that undermines the moral and legal foundations of society. I reject… — Andrei Sakharov Copy Share Image
When you look at the Bible, and I read the Bible very seriously, for a lot of my life, I believed the… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
The death penalty only should be - if you agree with it, which I don't, only allowed for murder. You have to… — Jesse Ventura Copy Share Image
It's not about whether you are innocent or guilty. It's about whether or not you can prove you're innocent. If you can't… — Ronald Jones Copy Share Image
To top it off, for those of you who are interested in the economics, it costs more to pursue a capital case… — Ralph Nader Copy Share Image
It is well-nigh obvious that those who are in favor of the death penalty have more affinities with murderers than those who… — Remy de Gourmont Copy Share Image
I was a supporter and believer in the death penalty, but I've begun to see that this system doesn't work and it… — Gil Garcetti Copy Share Image
Joe Biden cannot leave the lives of those on death row in the hands of future presidents. If he truly opposes the… — Cori Bush Copy Share Image
I find that students are very strong on my issues, stronger than anyone: anti-death penalty, anti-racial profiling, campaign finance reform, questioning the… — Russ Feingold Copy Share Image
At some point in this death-penalty debate, the sanctity of innocent life demands that men and women of conservative conscience have to… — Rod Dreher Copy Share Image
Whatever you think of de Sade, he was a complex figure and we should not look for easy answers with him. He… — Philip Kaufman Copy Share Image
“I believe [...] that while all human life is sacred there’s nothing wrong with the death penalty if you can trust the… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
Hollywood doesn't believe in the death penalty for anyone except people who get cable TV without paying for it. Hollywood is like… — Michelangelo Antonioni Copy Share Image
When we don't fund Child Protective Services, there are consequences for all of us. Violence manifests itself. Mental health services in Texas… — David Atwood Copy Share Image
I don't think Edward Snowden deserves a death penalty or life in prison. I think that's inappropriate. I think that's why he… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
It's interesting to me that killing damages the image of God when it's done by a person, but it doesn't damage it… — Joseph Lowery Copy Share Image
I know something about killing. I don't like killing. And I don't think a state honors life by turning around and sanctioning… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Not all moral issues have the same moral weight as abortion and euthanasia. There may be legitimate diversity of opinion even among… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
I am pro-death penalty, but not an enthusiastic death-penalty person. I think there's a place for it, that it should serve as… — Steve Largent Copy Share Image
Sometimes I have to compromise my views, but I never compromise on issues like the death penalty and the arm trade laws,… — Jonathan Shapiro Copy Share Image
It’s not bad people I fear so much as good people. When a person is sure that he is good, he is… — Clarence Darrow Copy Share Image
An act of Congress could abolish the federal death penalty once and for all, and my sister in service, Representative Ayanna Pressley,… — Cori Bush Copy Share Image
The court was not previously aware of the prisoner's many accomplishments. In view of these, we see fit to impose the death… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
To exclude all jurors who would be in the slightest way affected by the prospect of the death penalty would be to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I think a lot of people view the death penalty as a debate class or something. The cost and what's at stake… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
I don't want a moratorium on the death penalty. I want the abolition of it. I can't understand why a country [USA]… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
![“A solemn day. Barring a stay by Sup Ct, & with my final nod, Utah will use most extreme power & execute a killer. Mourn his victims. Justice.[...] I just gave the go ahead to Corrections Director to proceed with Gardner's execution. May God grant him the mercy he denied his victims.[...] We will…” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/02a/anonymous-1_attorney-generals_a-solemn-day-barring-a-stay-by-sup-ct-wi_903233.jpg)
![“I believe [...] that while all human life is sacred there’s nothing wrong with the death penalty if you can trust the legal system implicitly, and that no one but a moron would ever trust the legal system.” quote by Neil Gaiman](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/4e5/neil-gaiman-29_criminal-law_i-believe-that-while-all-human-life-is-s_159108.jpg)
![“I don't think Edward Snowden deserves a death penalty or life in prison. I think that's inappropriate. I think that's why he fled, [because] that is what he faced.” quote by Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/9dd/rand-paul-606_civil-disobedience_i-don-t-think-edward-snowden-deserves-a_2762368.jpg)
![“I don't want a moratorium on the death penalty. I want the abolition of it. I can't understand why a country [USA] that's so committed to human rights doesn't find the death penalty an obscenity.” quote by Desmond Tutu](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/47e/desmond-tutu-442_abolition_i-don-t-want-a-moratorium-on-the-death-p_1461993.jpg)
