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I do not exclude this, but I would like to draw your attention to one absolutely key aspect: In line with international law, only the… — Vladimir Putin
I assure you that I work with these people. I sometimes award them with state prizes or decorations for their achievements in various fields. We… — Vladimir Putin
I appreciate the decision made by Gov. Brewer to veto this legislation. I hope that we can now move on from this controversy and assure… — John McCain
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
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
When the state executes a member of the human family, it declares that person worthless, without possibility of redemption. As Christians, we believe this is… — Doug Davidson
It's interesting to me that killing damages the image of God when it's done by a person, but it doesn't damage it when it's done… — Joseph Lowery
Above all, the state of grace is absolutely necessary at the moment of death; without it, salvation and supernatural happiness the beatific vision of God… — Pope Pius XII
It is not enough to be a member of the Church of Christ, one needs to be a living member, in spirit and in truth,… — Pope Pius XI
The radical hostility, the deadly hostility against sensuality, is always a symptom to reflect on: it entitles us to suppositions concerning the total state of… — Friedrich Nietzsche
A humane and generous concern for every individual, his health and his fulfillment, will do more to soothe the savage heart than the fear of… — Ramsey Clark
It doesn't make any difference if you are in favor of capital punishment or if you are opposed to capital punishment. The fact of the… — Gerald Kogan
And I took a walk and I just went to prayer and I said Lord, what would you have me do in the Minnesota state… — Michele Bachmann
With respect to the death penalty, I believe that a majority of the Supreme Court will one day accept that when the state punishes with… — William J. Brennan
Our history shows that the death penalty has been unjustly imposed, innocents have been killed by the state, effective rehabilitation has been impaired, judicial administration… — Ramsey Clark
I know something about killing. I don't like killing. And I don't think a state honors life by turning around and sanctioning killing. Now, that's… — John F. Kerry
The humorous man recognizes that absolute purity, absolute justice, absolute logic and perfection are beyond human achievement and that men have been able to live… — Brooks Atkinson
When in Gregg v. Georgia the Supreme Court gave its seal of approval to capital punishment, this endorsement was premised on the promise that capital… — Thurgood Marshall
The poor long for riches, the rich long for heaven, but the wise long for a state of tranquility. — Rama Swami
As far back as I can remember I have unconsciously referred to the experiences of a previous state of existence. — Henry David Thoreau

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