Death Quote by Edward Abbey

If we execute murderers and there is in fact no deterrent effect, we have killed a bunch of murderers. If we fail to execute…

— John C. McAdams

The death penalty is no more effective a deterrent than life imprisonment... It is also evident that the burden of capital punishment falls upon…

— Thurgood Marshall

Capital punishment would be more effective as a preventive measure if it were administered prior to the crime.

— Woody Allen

I think more people would be alive today if there were a death penalty.

— Nancy Reagan

“Now, on the subject of deterrence, I admit that there can be little doubt that as presently administered in the United States, the death…

— John Douglas

Any effort to make the death penalty speedier and less costly - more 'efficient' - will inevitably make it less just.

— Reid Hoffman

I think this country would be much better off if we did not have capital punishment.... We cannot ignore the fact that in recent…

— John Paul Stevens

If we could do away with death, we wouldn't object; to do away with capital punishment will be more difficult. Were that to happen,…

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

It is said to be a deterrent. I cannot agree....I do not now believe that any one of the hundreds of executions I carried…

— Albert Pierrepoint

I think people would be alive today if there were a death penalty.

— Nancy Reagan

I believe that no one should be executed, guilty or innocent. There are appropriate sanctions that protect society and punish wrongdoers without forcing us…

— Mike Farrell

As long as you have capital punishment there is no guarantee that innocent people won't be put to death.

— Paul Simon