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As governor, I came to believe that the death penalty would be a just punishment for certain, especially heinous crimes, such as the murder of… — Howard Dean
One area of law more than any other besmirches the constitutional vision of human dignity. . . . The barbaric death penalty violates our Constitution.… — William J. Brennan
Because the Illinois death penalty system is arbitrary and capricious - and therefore immoral - I no longer shall tinker with the machinery of death. — George Ryan
I Don't Want To Live Long. I Would Rather Get The Death Penalty Than Spend The Rest Of My Life In Prison — Theodore Kaczynski
Whatever you think of de Sade, he was a complex figure and we should not look for easy answers with him. He was, strangely perhaps,… — Philip Kaufman
I have inquired for most of my adult life about studies that might show that the death penalty is a deterrent. And I have not… — Janet Reno
I have come to the conclusion that executions solve nothing, and are only an antiquated relic of a primitive desire for revenge which takes the… — Albert Pierrepoint
As the world continues to turn away from the use of the death penalty, it is a glaring anomaly that China, Saudi Arabia, Iran and… — Irene Khan
The death penalty experiment has failed. — Harry A. Blackmun
If we are to abolish the death penalty, I should like to see the first step taken by our friends the murderers. — Alphonse Karr
When we don't fund Child Protective Services, there are consequences for all of us. Violence manifests itself. Mental health services in Texas are extremely poor.… — Unknown Author
The death penalty is reserved for people who do not — Paul Simon
A reform in the system of criminal jurisprudence, by which the death penalty shall no longer be inflicted . . . and by which our… — Victoria Woodhull
Personally I am very much against the death penalty for several reasons. — Alan Parker
One of the first laws against air pollution came in 1300 when King Edward I decreed the death penalty for burning of coal. At least… — Glenn T. Seaborg
Now I am dedicating that life to campaigning against the death penalty and raising awareness about human rights. — Hafez Ibrahim
Embracing a certain quotient of racial bias and discrimination against the poor is an inexorable aspect of supporting capital punishment. This is an immoral condition… — Bryan Stevenson
Within our own society, we jail more prisoners than any other country in the world, 85 percent of them people of nonwhite races — red,… — Robert Thurman
In ten Muslim countries you can get the death penalty just for being gay. If they were chopping the heads off of gay people in… — Bill Maher
I think the death penalty's easier than life in prison, — Unknown Author
Jesus has borne the death penalty on our behalf. Behold the wonder! There He hang upon the cross! — Charles Spurgeon
I had concluded when I was the prosecutor that I would vote against the death penalty if I were in the legislature but that I… — Janet Reno
I think life is sacred, whether it's abortion or the death penalty. — Tim Kaine
Eliminating the death penalty...will not hinder the prosecutorial capacity to seek, or the court's ability to impose, 'life without parole' sentences for serious, heinous crimes… — Scott Harshbarger
But these days, there's also a strong economic argument for doing away with capital punishment. With California facing its most severe fiscal crisis in recent… — John Van de Kamp

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