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Penalty Quotes by Jimmy Carter
- There has never been any evidence that the death penalty reduces capital crimes or that crimes increased when executions stopped. Tragic mistakes are prevalent...It is…
- Standing alone among great democratic nations in imposing the death penalty is another moral decision that Americansare being forced to confront.
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
More Penalty Quotes
- We have abolished the death penalty for humans, so why should it continue for animals? — Brigitte Bardot
- I'm pro-death penalty, but what I have not seen is anybody that would mock someone on death row. — Gary Bauer
- Not all moral issues have the same moral weight as abortion and euthanasia. There may be legitimate diversity of opinion even among… — Pope Benedict XVI
- For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in check; yet crime persists. Why?… — Albert Camus
- I don't have any authority to talk about the domestic policies of America. But as an outsider, I am mystified by the… — Nick Cave
- Our law is a Jordanian law that we inherited, which applies to both the West Bank and Gaza, and sets the death… — Yasser Arafat
- I have 3,000 penalty minutes. I don't need people dictating to me how to do my job. — Tie Domi
- If you're in the penalty area and don't know what to do with the ball, put it in the net and we'll… — Bob Paisley
- I'm for a stronger death penalty. — George W. Bush
- The man who is anybody and who does anything is surely going to be criticized, vilified, and misunderstood. This is a part… — Elbert Hubbard
- If we refuse our homage to statues and frigid images, the very counterpart of their dead originals, with which hawks, and mice,… — Tertullian
- The penalty for success is to be bored by the people who used to snub you. — Nancy Astor