Cases Quote by Atom Egoyan

I take it that the judgment is an essential point in every conviction, let the punishment be fixed or not.

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

I have reached the conviction that the abolition of the death penalty is desirable. Reasons: 1) Irreparability in the event of an error of…

— Albert Einstein

When I signed on to letting the death penalty back in, I thought the procedural protections against executing an innocent person were stronger than…

— John Paul Stevens

Requiring that an execution be relatively painless...actually undermines the very premise on which public approval of the retribution rationale is based.

— John Paul Stevens

It is only as powerful as it is relevant in a given scenario. I think we need to be clear it is not a…

— Chris Asplen

I don't think I would want the responsibility for enforcing the death penalties. There's always the inevitable question of whether someone you gave the…

— Jesse Ventura

To execute a man we don't need proof of his guilt. We only need proof that it's necessary to execute him. It's that simple.

— Che Guevara

The court was not previously aware of the prisoner's many accomplishments. In view of these, we see fit to impose the death penalty.

— Quentin Crisp

I want to think that there are better ways of obviating murder than to resort to capital punishment, but I realise that this may…

— Torbjorn Tannsjo

I have come to the conclusion that executions solve nothing, and are only an antiquated relic of a primitive desire for revenge which takes…

— Albert Pierrepoint

The goal is justice, not executions. We all want to make sure the process is fair and that the right person is punished. These…

— Anonymous

Some wonder why I have such a feeling of concern over the imposition of the death penalty. I ask those who wonder how would…

— John Diefenbaker