Amendments Quote by L. Neil Smith

“In view of the large number of suicides by hanging, the government has announced increased penalties for the possession of rope.”

— James Hutchings

I don't want to live in a country that lies can prevail in court. Where you can walk into a courtroom and fabricate a…

— Jesse Ventura

Until we totally change the way we elect our leaders, until we remove private money from public campaigns, lying will be the de facto…

— Peter Schuyler

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

The Constitution should contain a provision that every officer of the Government who should neglect or refuse to extend the protection guaranteed in the…

— Joseph Smith, Jr

There are so many laws that no one is safe from hanging.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Lying to a committee is a very grave abuse, and there ought to be a clear punishment.

— John Bercow

If one of our fellow citizens can be executed with so much doubt surrounding his guilt, then the death penalty system in our country…

— Jimmy Carter

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

I've never hanged a man. It is the law that has done it.

— Isaac Parker

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

— Paul Simon

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

— Voltaire