Big deal Quote by Shane Claiborne

The death penalty exacts a terrible price in dollars, lives and human decency. Rather than tamping down the flames of violence, it fuels them…

— Robert M. Morgenthau

Personally I am very much against the death penalty for several reasons.

— Alan Parker

The death penalty, I think, is a terrible scar on American justice, especially the concept of equal justice under law, but also of due…

— Burke Marshall

I'm not a fan of the death penalty. At some level I think killing is wrong, but I don't have sympathy for most of…

— Peter Moskos

I think [the death penalty is] very expensive, and the delays are inordinate, delaying closure for the victims' families.

— Rob McKenna

I am pro-death penalty, but not an enthusiastic death-penalty person. I think there's a place for it, that it should serve as a deterrent.

— Steve Largent

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

I don't believe in the death penalty. I believe that there are other people as we speak right now in prison, wrongfully accused, who…

— Hilary Swank

I would say that there are a lot of people who currently disagree with the death penalty, I just hope that it's never one…

— John Cabello

Since I was a law student, I have been against the death penalty. It does not deter. It is severely discriminatory against minorities, especially…

— Ralph Nader

I found that the death penalty  -  and I'm not a hot-button issue person, you know, I'm not a single issue person  -  but…

— Shane Claiborne

We have more families at risk with the death penalty. It targets the voiceless, the poor, people of color. And so it's important just…

— Susan Sarandon