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“Patrick had asked why people wanted to kill Mr. Sonnier. "Because they say he killed people," Bill had answered. "But, Dad"," Patrick had asked,…

— Helen Prejean

He who slanders the victim aids the executioner.

— Leon Trotsky

For if it is not lawful to take the law into our own hands and slay even a guilty person, whose death no public…

— Saint Augustine

“One newcomer, asked why he had killed his wife and children, told the superintendent: “I don’t know why I am telling you all of…

— Simon Winchester

“Executing a criminal often makes a martyr of him. Once he's dead and gone, people all too often forget the crimes he's committed and…

— John Flanagan

“Death penalty is the number one killer of killers.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Some wonder why I have such a feeling of concern over the imposition of the death penalty. I ask those who wonder how would…

— John Diefenbaker

“The serial murderer often seeks the very form of capital punishment that is being held over his head as a deterrent.”

— Joel Norris

“Imagine the thoughts of serial killer and mutilator Jeffrey Dahmer when he ended up in prison. He felt great remorse, which he confessed on…

— Roy Ratcliff

“Ultimately, it is this piece of the jury’s decision that I absolutely cannot understand: how could they disregard so much evidence showing that Casey…

— Jeff Ashton

“It is wrong to kill anyone. It is wrong to kill those who kill. It is wrong to kill the executioner. The laws on…

— Charles Nodier

The people I have no feeling for are professional killers. But I count that man no worse than a governor who won't commute a…

— F. Lee Bailey