Capital punishment Quote by George W. Bush

I support the death penalty because I believe, if administered swiftly and justly, capital punishment is a deterrent against future violence and will save…

— George W. Bush

The sole motivating factor behind the death penalty is vengeance, not justice, and I firmly believe that a government that forbids killing among its…

— Larry Flynt

I support the death penalty. I think that it has to be administered not only fairly, with attention to things like DNA evidence, which…

— Al Gore

I'm totally against the death penalty - which, if anyone has a right to support, I do - because I do not see it…

— Martin Luther King III

The death penalty only should be - if you agree with it, which I don't, only allowed for murder. You have to murder someone…

— Jesse Ventura

I support the death penalty and will continue to do that.

— Rick Santorum

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

Personally I am very much against the death penalty for several reasons.

— Alan Parker

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 am pro-death penalty, but not an enthusiastic death-penalty person. I think there's a place for it, that it should serve as a deterrent.

— Steve Largent

I am in favour of capital punishment if the execution of the sentence is immediate. The purpose of the death penalty is to send…

— Ujjwal Nikam

I personally have always voted for the death penalty because I believe that people who go out prepared to take the lives of other…

— Margaret Thatcher