Advent Quote by Gene Weingarten

Many states and even many people who are in support of the death penalty question their support of the death penalty because of the…

— Rand Paul

It has become increasingly difficult for states or the federal government to apply the death penalty. But why even try? Nothing is accomplished, and…

— Richard Cohen

“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

I don't want to put one innocent person to death to put 99 that are guilty to death. So philosophically I'm a tooth-for-tooth guy,…

— Gary Johnson

There is a legitimate argument over whether the death penalty effectively deters violent crime, although my personal observation is that not one of the…

— Dinesh D'Souza

The death penalty would be even more effective, as a deterrent, if we executed a few innocent people more often.

— Edward Abbey

It's a phony issue. To pretend the death penalty is going to end crime in the United States is to fool people, to promote…

— Rudy Giuliani

The possibility of sending an innocent person to their death is a reason why I'm against the death penalty.

— Susanna Reid

There is a growing recognition that the death penalty simply can't work. It's a complex system that arbitrarily selects defendants for death and creates…

— Robert Cecil Martin

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

— Paul Simon

I don't believe in the death penalty. I believe that there are other people as we speak right now in prison, wrongfully accused, who…

— Hilary Swank

The death penalty issue is obviously a divisive one. But whether one is for or against, you can not deny the basic illogic -…

— Richard LaGravenese