Candidates Quote by H. L. Mencken

It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged.

— Anonymous

A few public hangings will really change behavior. One of our Presidents said if he could execute three people each year for no cause,…

— Charlie Munger

I propose a Constitutional Amendment providing that, if any public official, elected or appointed, at any level of government, is caught lying to any…

— L. Neil Smith

Let the punishments of criminals be useful. A hanged man is good for nothing; a man condemned to public works still serves the country,…

— Voltaire

One shouldn't talk of halters in the hanged man's house.

— Miguel de Cervantes

The dirty work at political conventions is almost always done in the grim hours between midnight and dawn. Hangmen and politicians work best when…

— Russell Baker

Tis ill talking of halters in the house of a man that was hanged.

— Miguel de Cervantes

The sanctity of ballot should not be trampled.

— Nawaz Sharif

The punishment of criminals should be of use; when a man is hanged he is good for nothing

— Voltaire

Most people approve of capital punishment, but most people wouldn't do the hangman's job.

— George Orwell

I really think it's important for presidents to exit the stage gracefully.

— George W. Bush

Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.

— George Herbert