Against death penalty Quote by Angela Davis

I think a lot of people view the death penalty as a debate class or something. The cost and what's at stake is really,…

— Shane Claiborne

Now I am dedicating that life to campaigning against the death penalty and raising awareness about human rights.

— Hafez Ibrahim

We have more families at risk with the death penalty. It targets the voiceless, the poor, people of color. And so it's important just…

— Susan Sarandon

We have to keep in mind that it's not just about the numbers of people who died; it's also the manner which many of…

— Iris Chang

The death penalty exacts a terrible price in dollars, lives and human decency. Rather than tamping down the flames of violence, it fuels them…

— Robert M. Morgenthau

It is well-nigh obvious that those who are in favor of the death penalty have more affinities with murderers than those who oppose it.

— Remy de Gourmont

It's unilaterally true that it costs more to maintain the death penalty than the alternatives to it, and we can leverage more resources to…

— Shane Claiborne

I was personally opposed to the death penalty, and yet I think I have probably asked for the death penalty more than most people…

— Janet Reno

Most people are not affected by [the death penalty]. It's like how many people are actually sent to Iraq and Afghanistan? Such a small…

— Susan Sarandon

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 a deterrent.

— Steve Largent

The death penalty is a poor person's issue. Always remember that: after all the rhetoric that goes on in the legislative assemblies, in the…

— Helen Prejean

I'm really trying to bring an end to the death penalty because it means so much to me.

— Anthony Ray Hinton