Best Death Penalty Sayings

286 Death Penalty quotes by 172 unique authors

Can the state, which represents the whole of society and has the duty of protecting society, fulfill that duty by lowering itself to the level… — Kofi Annan
I have reached the conviction that the abolition of the death penalty is desirable. Reasons: 1) Irreparability in the event of an error of justice,… — Albert Einstein
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
If we believe that murder is wrong and not admissible in our society, then it has to be wrong for everyone, not just individuals but… — Helen Prejean
With every cell of my being and with every fiber of my memory I oppose the death penalty in all forms. I do not believe… — Elie Wiesel
Perhaps the bleakest fact of all is that the death penalty is imposed not only in a freakish and discriminatory manner, but also in some… — William J. Brennan
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
It should be clear that the death penalty does just the opposite of promoting decency and respect for life. It dehumanizes people and promotes murder.… — John Morrison
Judicial execution can never cancel or remove the atrocity it seeks to punish; it can only add a second atrocity to the original one ...… — Auberon Waugh
The sentence of the first murderer was pronounced by the Supreme Judge of the universe. Was it death? No, it was life. 'A fugitive and… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Government ... can't be trusted to control its own bureaucrats or collect taxes equitably or fill a pothole, much less decide which of its citizens… — Helen Prejean
It is well-nigh obvious that those who are in favor of the death penalty have more affinities with murderers than those who oppose it. — Remy de Gourmont
Do I need to argue to Your Honor that cruelty only breeds cruelty? That hatred only causes hatred; that if there is any way to… — Clarence Darrow
The movement to abolish the death penalty needs the religious community because the heart of religion is about compassion, human rights, and the indivisible dignity… — Helen Prejean
The abolition of the death penalty is making us a civilized society. It shows we actually do mean business when we say we have reverence… — Desmond Tutu
From this day forward, I no longer shall tinker with the machinery of death. ... I fell morally and intellectually obligated simply to concede that… — Harry A. Blackmun
In all religions, we make a choice about what we emphasize, and I choose to come down on the side of a loving God. — Bernice King
Standing alone among great democratic nations in imposing the death penalty is another moral decision that Americansare being forced to confront. — Jimmy Carter
The calculated killing of a human being by the state involves, by its very nature, an absolute denial of the executed person's humanity. The most… — William J. Brennan
The death penalty doesn't need your assent to continue ... it needs your indifference. — Unknown Author
Criminals, people who commit crimes, usually society rejects these people. They are also part of our society. Give them some form of punishment to say… — Dalai Lama
I am pleased that I am able to stand here today and say with a pure heart and meaningful heart that I am against the… — Mamie Till
I am determined not to kill, not to let others kill, and not to condone any act of killing in the world, in my thinking,… — Nhat Hanh
Humankind has to get out of violence only through non-violence. Hatred can be overcome only by love. Counter - hatred only increases the surface as… — Mahatma Gandhi

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