I would like to see capital punishment suppressed in all democracies. — Lionel Jospin Copy Share Image
I'm really trying to bring an end to the death penalty because it means so much to me. — Anthony Ray Hinton Copy Share Image
Other states are trying to abolish the death penalty... mine's putting in an express lane. — Ron White Copy Share Image
“Life is sometimes like knockout football; if you have no goal, invite penalty!” — Abhijit Kar Gupta Copy Share Image
Capital punishment is the source of many an argument, both good and bad. — Marilyn vos Savant 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
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
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 regard the death penalty as a savage and immoral institution that undermines the moral and legal foundations of society. — Andrei Sakharov Copy Share Image
If you're in the penalty area and don't know what to do with the ball, put it in the net and we'll… — Bob Paisley 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 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
Capital punishment has probably been responsible for a good deal of human progress. The overwhelming majority of those executed were of the… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
The calculated killing of a human being by the state involves, by its very nature, an absolute denial of the executed person's… — William J. Brennan Copy Share Image
I have now come to the conclusion (roughly) that capital punishment is defensible, if it can be shown to have a deterrent… — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
The death penalty is no more effective a deterrent than life imprisonment... It is also evident that the burden of capital punishment… — Thurgood Marshall Copy Share Image
Our history shows that the death penalty has been unjustly imposed, innocents have been killed by the state, effective rehabilitation has been… — Ramsey Clark Copy Share Image
Humans live a lot longer than dogs, and we don't suffer any penalty that I can see. We're superior in almost every… — Cynthia Kenyon Copy Share Image
Under current law, there is no additional penalty for someone who enters the United States illegally and then commits either a crime… — John Shadegg Copy Share Image
I could give 48 penalties in every match if I wanted to. It is a question of sometimes choosing what is -… — Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
From this day forward, I no longer shall tinker with the machinery of death. For more than 20 years I have endeavored--indeed,… — Harry A. Blackmun Copy Share Image
“Executing Ted Bundy cost the state of Florida seven or eight million dollars, money that could have been better invested in building… — Gary Lequipe Copy Share Image
“Now, on the subject of deterrence, I admit that there can be little doubt that as presently administered in the United States,… — John Douglas Copy Share Image
And so it's no surprise that people who object to the death penalty on pure moral grounds also think it has no… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
Since I was a law student, I have been against the death penalty. It does not deter. It is severely discriminatory against… — Ralph Nader Copy Share Image
Given my experience, I believe there are three compelling reasons why the death penalty should be replaced. (1) The criminal justice system… — George Gascon Copy Share Image
One area of law more than any other besmirches the constitutional vision of human dignity. . . . The barbaric death penalty… — William J. Brennan Copy Share Image
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