Capital punishment Quote by Kristin Hannah

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

— Joel Norris

“I’ve no patience with modern humanitarian scruples about capital punishment.”

— Agatha Christie

“How can a prisoner understand their punishment to have been worthwhile to anyone, when it's dealt in a way so offhand and indifferent?”

— Piper Kerman

In case anybody asks you about my position on capital punishment, you can tell them I favor it; and if they want to know…

— Ronald Reagan

“Capital Punishment is simply the disposal of a defective product. Nothing more and nothing less.”

— Robert M. Roberts

“If ever there was a case deserving Capital Punishment, it's for this white lie.”

— Brian Spellman

“Maybe capital punishment would have deterred the scumbag who shot and killed my father in a botched armed robbery. But instead, he will spend…

— Stephen Edger

“We live in a world where one needs to choose - to be the victim or the executioner, and nothing else.”

— Albert Camus

“Given though I am to the occasional notion of counter-survival, I didn't enjoy the idea of a stranger assuming the role of my executioner.…

— Anonymous

“I doubt if there has ever been a society that has been without strong and young people eager to experiment with homicide, provided no…

— Kurt Vonnegut

“Murderers — serving life sentences — were caring for their dying fellow inmates. Washing their bed-sore covered bodies, changing their diapers, holding their hands…

— Lisa R. Cohen

“Walter made me understand why we have to reform a system of criminal justice that continues to treat people better if they are rich…

— Bryan Stevenson