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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
Unlike abortion nobody gets hurt when gays marry but it does have deep implications for what kind of society we want to be. Therefore, individual… — Bill O'Reilly
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… — Unknown Author
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
Many states and even many people who are in support of the death penalty question their support of the death penalty because of the imperfection… — Rand Paul
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
Every ISP is being attacked, maliciously both from in the United States and outside of the United States, by those who want to invade people's… — Darrell Issa
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
The United States has a system of taxation by confession — Hugo Black
I'm proud to be paying taxes in the United States. The only thing is - I could be just as proud for half the money — Arthur Godfrey
As far back as I can remember I have unconsciously referred to the experiences of a previous state of existence. — Henry David Thoreau
Baseball doesn't seem very important on a day like this...When you live in the United States and you think it's the greatest country in the… — Unknown Author
To exercise at or near capacity is the best way I know of reaching a true introspective state. If you do it right, it can… — Al Oerter
Those who won our independence believed that the final end of the state was to make men free to develop their faculties . . .… — Louis D. Brandeis
There is but one method of rendering a republican form of government durable, and that is by disseminating the seeds of virtue and knowledge through… — Benjamin Rush

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