Barbaric Quote by Antoinette Bosco

Countries and states which have capital punishment have a much higher rate of murder and crime than countries that do not, so that makes…

— Charlize Theron

“Today capital punishment is widely seen as a human rights violation. In 2007 the UN General Assembly voted 105–54 (with 29 abstentions) to declare…

— Steven Pinker

As an American I wanted to explore... why are we the only first world country that still has capital punishment? Is it because we're…

— Jodi Picoult

As the world continues to turn away from the use of the death penalty, it is a glaring anomaly that China, Saudi Arabia, Iran…

— Irene Khan

I think this country would be much better off if we did not have capital punishment… We cannot ignore the fact that in recent…

— John Paul Stevens

We're also the only country that has the Death Penalty. That's something to boast about, isn't it?

— Tony Randall

It's time to join the ranks of nations that have put the ugliness of capital punishment behind them.

— Pete Buttigieg

May the death penalty, an unworthy punishment still used in some countries, be abolished throughout the world.

— Pope John Paul II

This country is becoming increasingly authoritarian. It's based on capital punishment.

— Kate Millett

In countries with a properly functioning legal system, the mob continues to exist, but it is rarely called upon to mete out capital punishment.…

— Teju Cole

We have a legal system, and we have a penal code. We have the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, and people should respect this.

— Adel al-Jubeir

The punishment itself is something I respectfully disagree with, but for thousands and thousands of years it was practiced everywhere.

— Werner Herzog