Abolition Quote by Desmond Tutu

Evolving societal values indicate that the death penalty should be abolished in its entirety.

— Tom Price

It should be clear that the death penalty does just the opposite of promoting decency and respect for life. It dehumanizes people and promotes…

— John Morrison

I regard the death penalty as a savage and immoral institution that undermines the moral and legal foundations of society.

— Andrei Sakharov

Capital punishment is our society's recognition of the sanctity of human life.

— Orrin Hatch

The death penalty is barbaric. And I think we as a society need to come face-to-face with that. If we're not willing to face…

— Alex Kozinski

“The death penalty costs too much. Allowing our government to kill citizens compromises the deepest moral values upon which this country was conceived: the…

— Helen Prejean

The death penalty is an inhumane punishment that disproportionately violates the human rights of Black, brown, indigenous, and other marginalized people.

— Cori Bush

There exists in some parts of the world sanctimonious criticism of America's death penalty, as somehow unworthy of a civilized society.

— Antonin Scalia

The death penalty is becoming a way of life in this country.

— Dennis Miller

We oppose the death penalty not just for what it does to those guilty of heinous crimes, but for what it does to all…

— Joseph Fiorenza

One area of law more than any other besmirches the constitutional vision of human dignity. . . . The barbaric death penalty violates our…

— William J. Brennan

The death penalty in the U.S. has become a political tool - and it should never be that.

— Lennie James