Capital Quotes

1029 Capital quotes by 716 unique authors

The fancies that take their monstrous birth from the spinelessness and boredom of usurped wealth bring in their wake every defect ... and though rich… — Jean Lorrain
But now inquiry is being made concerning these issues. First, can any believer enlist in the military? Second, can any soldier, even those of the… — Tertullian
At 8 o'clock in the morning a dense throng of workers - almost 10,000 - assembled in the square, which the police had already occupied… — Unknown Author
Experience of life (not of books) is the only capital usable in such a book as you have attempted; one can make no judicious use… — Mark Twain
Capitalism has triumphed all over the world, but this triumph is only the prelude to the triumph of labour over capital. — Vladimir Lenin
We should find ourselves committed to killing a great many people whom we now leave living, and to leave living a great many people whom… — George Bernard Shaw
Let us leave the EEC, abolish human rights laws, take TV sets, pool tables and phones out of prisons, bring back corporal and capital punishment,… — Ken Bates
Capital punishment would be more effective as a preventive measure if it were administered prior to the crime. — Woody Allen
What will be left of the power of example if it is proved that capital punishment has another power, and a very real one, which… — Albert Camus
Capital punishment is the most premeditated of murders. — Albert Camus
In the US the overwhelming majority of those executed are psychotic, alcoholic, drug addicted or mentally unstable. They frequently are raised in an impoverished and… — George Ryan
The reality is that capital punishment in America is a lottery. It is a punishment that is shaped by the constraints of poverty, race, geography… — Bryan Stevenson
I think this country would be much better off if we did not have capital punishment.... We cannot ignore the fact that in recent years… — John Paul Stevens
I am in favour of capital punishment if the execution of the sentence is immediate. The purpose of the death penalty is to send out… — Ujjwal Nikam
I don't know if the question is whether you believe in capital punishment anymore. I think the greater question is its effectiveness and given the… — Unknown Author
There has never been any evidence that the death penalty reduces capital crimes or that crimes increased when executions stopped. Tragic mistakes are prevalent...It is… — Jimmy Carter
As one whose husband and mother-in-law have died the victims of murder and assassination, I stand firmly and unequivocally opposed to the death penalty for… — Coretta Scott King
It would be one thing if we could say the system works [in Illinois], and that individuals followed procedures and were found innocent, but in… — Jan Schakowsky
I have come to think that capital punishment should be abolished. — Jack Kemp
To top it off, for those of you who are interested in the economics, it costs more to pursue a capital case toward execution than… — Ralph Nader
Capital punishment, like the rest of the criminal justice system, is a government program, so skepticism is in order. — George Will
Most people approve of capital punishment, but most people wouldn't do the hangman's job. — George Orwell
It doesn't make any difference if you are in favor of capital punishment or if you are opposed to capital punishment. The fact of the… — Unknown Author
Capital punihsment: That without the Capital get the punishment. — Unknown Author
For years I supported capital punishment, but I have come to believe that our criminal justice system is incapable of adequately distinguishing between the innocent… — James Frey

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