Penalties Quotes

409 Penalties quotes by 299 unique authors

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
Jurors realize that instead of having to make that terrible decision (voting for the death penalty), they can vote to put someone in prison and… — Robert Falcon Scott
I think [the death penalty is] very expensive, and the delays are inordinate, delaying closure for the victims' families. — Rob McKenna
Given the irreversibility of the death penalty, the possibility of a wrongful conviction can never be overstated — George Gascon
The issue is not whether there are horrible cases where the penalty seems "right". The real question is whether we will ever design a capital… — Scott Turow
We need to acknowledge that the death penalty is broken beyond repair. — George Gascon
The members of such a society consider that the transgression of a religious ordinance should be punished by civil penalties, and that the violation of… — Henry James Sumner Maine
Every instance of a man's suffering the penalty of the law is an instance of the failure of that penalty in effecting its purpose, which… — Richard Whately
...perhaps the hopes I have confessed to are of an illusory nature, too. But I hold fast to one distinction. Apart from the fact that… — Sigmund Freud
In a word, we may reasonably hope for the virtual abolition of education when I'm as good as you has fully had its way. All… — C.S. Lewis
I wonder if one of the penalties of growing older is that you become more and more conscious that nothing is very permanent. — Eleanor Roosevelt
In both its precepts and penalty, the law of God in its most exacting requirements was fulfilled by Jesus. And He did this in our… — Jerry Bridges
Conservatives should question how the death penalty actually works in order to stay true to small government, reduction in wasteful spending, and respect for human… — Jay Sekulow
The sole motivating factor behind the death penalty is vengeance, not justice, and I firmly believe that a government that forbids killing among its citizens… — Larry Flynt
Lukewarm people don't really want to be saved from their sin; they want only to be saved from the penalty of their sin. They don't… — Francis Chan
Past: Jesus saved us from the penalty of sin. Present: He saves us from the power of sin. Future: He will save us from the… — Mark Driscoll
If one of our fellow citizens can be executed with so much doubt surrounding his guilt, then the death penalty system in our country is… — Jimmy Carter
Jesus did not die just to save us from the penalty of sin, nor even just to make us holy in our standing before God.… — Jerry Bridges
By raising Christ from death, God as the supreme Judge set his seal to the absolute perfection and completeness of his atoning work. The resurrection… — Geerhardus Vos
Only the doctor and the judge have the right to inflict the death penalty without receiving the same. — Philemon
More than two hundred death penalties are gone from the law books, but the [biblical] texts that authorised them remain. — Mark Twain
A growing body of social science research reveals that atheists and non-religious people in general, are far from the unsavory beings many assume them to… — Gregory S. Paul
Hasty work and premature decisions may lead to penalties out of all proportion to the issues immediately involved. — Winston Churchill
I fully share the Congress's objective of promoting nonproliferation and combating Iran's efforts to acquire weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and missile delivery systems. This… — William J. Clinton

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