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• I contend that it's impossible to read the Sermon on the Mount and not come out against capital punishment. — Tony Campolo
• The existence of the soldier, next to capital punishment, is the most grievous vestige of barbarism which survives among men. — Alfred de Vigny
• But now inquiry is being made concerning these issues. First, can any believer enlist in the military? Second, can any soldier, even… — Tertullian
• We should find ourselves committed to killing a great many people whom we now leave living, and to leave living a great… — 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… — 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… — Albert Camus
• Capital punishment is the most premeditated of murders. — Albert Camus
• The reality is that capital punishment in America is a lottery. It is a punishment that is shaped by the constraints of… — Bryan Stevenson
• I think this country would be much better off if we did not have capital punishment.... We cannot ignore the fact that… — 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… — 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… — Unknown Author

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