Capital punishment Quote by Anton Chekhov

“Which executioner is the more humane, he who kills you in a few minutes or he who drags the life out of you in…

— Anton Chekhov

Capital punishment is the most premeditated of murders, to which no criminal's deed, however calculated can be compared. For there to be an equivalency,…

— Albert Camus

If I were asked to chose between execution and life in prison I would, of course, chose the latter. It's better to live somehow…

— Anton Chekhov

I am in favour of capital punishment if the execution of the sentence is immediate. The purpose of the death penalty is to send…

— Ujjwal Nikam

Executing a murderer is the only way to adequately express our horror at the taking of an innocent life. Nothing else suffices. To equate…

— Don Feder

“Now, on the subject of deterrence, I admit that there can be little doubt that as presently administered in the United States, the death…

— John Douglas

To top it off, for those of you who are interested in the economics, it costs more to pursue a capital case toward execution…

— Ralph Nader

I am the executioner. When the crime is committed and the Lord God does not take vengeance nor does the exalted State move to…

— Jay Bennett

Those subject to capital punishment are real human beings, with their own backgrounds and narratives. By contrast, those whose lives are or might be…

— Cass Sunstein

“But what then is capital punishment but the most premeditated of murders, to which no criminal's deed, however calculated it may be, can be…

— Albert Camus

The death penalty is no more effective a deterrent than life imprisonment... It is also evident that the burden of capital punishment falls upon…

— Thurgood Marshall

I think the death penalty's easier than life in prison,

— Pamela Smart