Animal Quote by Nelson Mandela

The death sentence is a barbaric act.

— Nelson Mandela

The death penalty is barbaric. And I think we as a society need to come face-to-face with that. If we're not willing to face…

— Alex Kozinski

The death penalty is inhumane... whether that person is in a [jail] or it's bin Laden.

— Danny Glover

Execution as punishment is barbaric and unnecessary.

— Kate Mulgrew

The death penalty is an inhumane punishment that disproportionately violates the human rights of Black, brown, indigenous, and other marginalized people.

— Cori Bush

Life as we know it is a death sentence.

— Joseph Curiale

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

The death penalty fulfills a preventive function, but it is also very clearly a form of revenge. It is an especially severe form of…

— Dalai Lama

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

The taking of life is too absolute, too irreversible, for one human being to inflict on another, even when backed by legal process... Where…

— Ban Ki-moon

The death penalty confronts us with a penetrating moral question: Can even the monstrous crimes of those who are condemned to death and are…

— Blase J. Cupich

One area of law more than any other besmirches the constitutional vision of human dignity. . . . The barbaric death penalty violates our…

— William J. Brennan