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“Our emotions may cry for vengeance in the wake of a horrible crime, but we know that killing the criminal will not undo the crime, will not prevent similar crimes by others, does not benefit the victim, destroys human life and brutalizes society. If we are to still violence, we must cherish life. Executions cheapen life.”

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Ramsey Clark

Ramsey Clark is an esteemed American lawyer, born on December 18, 1927. He is renowned in the American legal community for his contributions to civil rights, anti-war, and social justice issues. more

“They sensed that what had happened around them and in their presence, and in them, was irrevocable. Never again could it be cleansed; it would prove that man, the human species - we, in short - had the potential to construct an enormity of pain, and that pain is the only force created from nothing, without cost and without effort. It is enough not to see, not to listen, not to act.”

Men Humans Enough Pain Force Effort Happened Cost Prove Species Constructs Death Penalty Human Species Irrevocable

Book:The Drowned and the Saved

Source: The Drowned and the Saved

“When you think about it, there is really a fine line between being a proctologist and just being a perverted ass-freak. And according to the judge who sentenced me, that line is called a 'medical degree'.”

Thinking Lines Judging Fine Degrees Medical Ass Freak Just Being Fine Lines

Author:Brad Wilkerson

“It was only after I untied my girlfriend from being face down on the bed that I learned her screaming, 'Asshole!' was a statement about my character and not an invitation or request.”

Character Faces Bed Statements Girlfriend Invitations Request My Girlfriend

Author:David Henry

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