Country Quote by Pope John Paul II
“May the death penalty, an unworthy punishment still used in some countries, be abolished throughout the world.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: World Day of Peace, Pope John Paul II, 1995
The death penalty is an unjust punishment that should be eliminated worldwide.
In simple terms: Death penalty is immoral and should end.
Key Takeaway
Advocate for abolition.
Themes
human rights
justice
life
Mood
hopeful
determined
Type
ethical
activist
When to use this quote
- legislative reform
- human rights advocacy
- public education
Key Concepts
ethical law
global policy
Questions to Reflect On
- What arguments most effectively persuade opponents?
- How can societies ensure safety without capital punishment?
A Different Perspective
Abolition faces strong political resistance.
![“[The] penalty of death was abolished in the Roman empire, a law of mercy most delightful to the humane theorist, but of which the practice, in a large and vicious community, is seldom consistent with the public safety.” quote by Edward Gibbon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/37b/edward-gibbon-710_community_the-penalty-of-death-was-abolished-in-th_414077.jpg)
![“I don't want a moratorium on the death penalty. I want the abolition of it. I can't understand why a country [USA] that's so committed to human rights doesn't find the death penalty an obscenity.” quote by Desmond Tutu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/47e/desmond-tutu-442_abolition_i-don-t-want-a-moratorium-on-the-death-p_1461993.jpg)
![“The world [is] tired of ideology [and] is opening itself to the truth. The time has come when the splendor of this truth has begun anew to illuminate the darkness of human existence.” quote by Pope John Paul II](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/28b/pope-john-paul-ii-485_darkness_the-world-is-tired-of-ideology-and-is-op_99122.jpg)
![“That country [Carthage] was rapidly sinking into the state of barbarism from whence it had been raised by the Phoenician colonies and Roman laws; and every step of intestine discord was marked by some deplorable victory of savage man over civilized society.” quote by Edward Gibbon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/70c/edward-gibbon-710_barbarism_that-country-carthage-was-rapidly-sinkin_393.jpg)
