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286 Death Penalty quotes by 172 unique authors

I don't have any personal upset at the death penalty as an abstraction, What I do realize is how many mistakes can be made with… — Michael Baden
It is written: "Wizards thou shalt not suffer to live" (Ex. 22:18); and: "In the morning I put to death all the wicked of the… — Thomas Aquinas
The fact that the evil ones, as long as they live, can be corrected from their errors does not prohibit that they may be justly… — Thomas Aquinas
They also have at that critical point of death the opportunity to be converted to God through repentance. And if they are so obstinate that… — Thomas Aquinas
Some devout Christians are among the most fervent advocates of the death penalty, contradicting Jesus Christ and justifying their belief on an erroneous interpretation of… — Jimmy Carter
There is a strong religious commitment to the sanctity of human life, but, paradoxically, some of the most fervent protectors of microscopic stem cells are… — Jimmy Carter
I support the death penalty and will continue to do that. — Rick Santorum
I'm not in favor of the death penalty. But I'm in favor of locking these people away in maximum security units where they can never… — John Grisham
I am against the death penalty. — Andrew Cuomo
My father was against the death penalty, and that was hard in the Son of Sam summer when fear was driving the desire for the… — Andrew Cuomo
Had it not been for slavery, the death penalty would have likely been abolished in America. Slavery became a haven for the death penalty. — Angela Davis
The campaign against the death penalty has been - while a powerful campaign, its participants have been those who attend all of the vigils, a… — Angela Davis
My objection to the death penalty is based on the idea that this is a democracy, and in a democracy the government is me, and… — Steve Earle
Capital punishment is as fundamentally wrong as a cure for crime as charity is wrong as a cure for poverty. — Henry Ford
The death penalty is being applied in the United States as a fatal lottery. — Bianca Jagger
I will admit, like Socrates and Aristotle and Plato and some other philosophers, that there are instances where the death penalty would seem appropriate. — Jack Kevorkian
I think capital punishment works great. Every killer you kill never kills again. — Bill Maher
I come from the state of Michigan. We were the first English-speaking government in the world to outlaw the death penalty, back in the 1840s.… — Michael Moore
We as Americans believe it's OK to kill people. We believe it's OK to invade a country that had nothing to do with 9/11. We… — Michael Moore
Crucial to understanding federalism in modern day America is the concept of mobility, or 'the ability to vote with your feet.' If you don't support… — Rick Perry
No true believer could be intolerant or a persecutor. If I were a magistrate and the law carried the death penalty against atheists, I would… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
If you think aficionados of a living Constitution want to bring you flexibility, think again. You think the death penalty is a good idea? Persuade… — Antonin Scalia
Our criminal justice system is fallible. We know it, even though we don't like to admit it. It is fallible despite the best efforts of… — Eliot Spitzer
McVeigh's lawyer got him the death penalty, which, quite frankly, I could have done. — Jon Stewart
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 order… — Jesse Ventura

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