Capital punishment is the source of many an argument, both good and bad. — Marilyn vos Savant Copy Share Image
The (capital punishment) controversy passes the anarch by. For him, the linking of death and punishment is absurd. In this respect, he… — Ernst Junger Copy Share Image
Real power does not consist in the ability to inflict capital punishment upon the subjects, but in the will and the ability… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Opponents of capital punishment argue that the state has no right to take a murderer's life. Apparently, one fact that abolitionists forget… — Dennis Prager Copy Share Image
Capital punishment? It makes no sense as a policy: It's not a deterrent, and economically it's a disaster. It's very clear that… — Tony Goldwyn Copy Share Image
I don't think you should support the death penalty to seek revenge. I don't think that's right. I think the reason to… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
When in Gregg v. Georgia the Supreme Court gave its seal of approval to capital punishment, this endorsement was premised on the… — Thurgood Marshall Copy Share Image
The national laws of the five regions of India prescribe no cangue, beatings or prison. Those who are guilty are fined in… — Hyecho Copy Share Image
The argument that capital punishment degrades the state is moonshine, for if that were true then it would degrade the state to… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
Supporters of capital punishment bear a special responsibility to ensure the fairness of this irreversible punishment. — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
Crimes against children are the most heinous crime. That, for me, would be a reason for capital punishment because children are innocent… — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
I think more people would be alive today if there were a death penalty. — Nancy Reagan Copy Share Image
I have been brought up in a culture where capital punishment is indeed anathema. I have always thought of myself as a… — Torbjorn Tannsjo 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
I have also seen it stated that Capital punishment is murder in its worst form. I should like to know upon what… — Benjamin Tucker Copy Share Image
Capital punishment, like the rest of the criminal justice system, is a government program, so skepticism is in order. — George Will Copy Share Image
I contend that it's impossible to read the Sermon on the Mount and not come out against capital punishment. — Tony Campolo Copy Share Image
If we could do away with death, we wouldn't object; to do away with capital punishment will be more difficult. Were that… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
Muslims consider the honor of the Prophet Muhammad to be dearer to them than that of their parents or even themselves. To… — Anjem Choudary Copy Share Image
Capital punishment, that thing scares me, it really does. I was talking to my friend about the electric chair, and he starts… — Dave Attell Copy Share Image
“I once visited a place where they killed people by putting them in a chair. Not torture — that was common enough;… — Iain M. Banks 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
At the end of the day, perhaps the best argument against capital punishment may be that it is an issue beyond the… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
I have reached the conviction that the abolition of the death penalty is desirable. Reasons: 1) Irreparability in the event of an… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
This country is becoming increasingly authoritarian. It's based on capital punishment. — Kate Millett Copy Share Image
