“My objection to the death penalty is based on the idea that this is a democracy, and in a democracy the government is me, and if the government kills somebody then I'm killing somebody.” IfsIdeasGovernmentDemocracyKillingPenaltiesDeath PenaltyObjectionsAgainst Death Penalty Author:Steve Earle
“Conservatives should question how the death penalty actually works in order to stay true to small government, reduction in wasteful spending, and respect for human life.” ShouldHumansGovernmentOrderSpendingHuman LifePenaltiesDeath PenaltyReductionStay TrueSmall GovernmentWasteful Spending Author:Jay Sekulow
“The sole motivating factor behind the death penalty is vengeance, not justice, and I firmly believe that a government that forbids killing among its citizens should not be in the business of killing people itself.” PeopleShouldBelieveGovernmentJusticeBehindsCitizensKillingFactorsSolePenaltiesVengeanceDeath Penalty Author:Larry Flynt
“Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars.” NightHateStarsDarknessViolenceKingsDeeperDeath PenaltyPolice BrutalityNon ViolenceBegetsPeace WarViolence Against WomenCapital PunishmentDescendingViolence And PeaceKings And LoveSocial EqualitySocial ActionLoving Your EnemiesViolence And WarAgainst Death PenaltyJustice EqualityDarkness Of Night Author:Martin Luther King, Jr.
“If one of our fellow citizens can be executed with so much doubt surrounding his guilt, then the death penalty system in our country is unjust and outdated.” IfsCountryDoubtCitizensFellowsGuiltOur CountryPenaltiesUnjustDeath PenaltyOutdated Author:Jimmy Carter
“Capital punishment is against the best judgment of modern criminology and, above all, against the highest expression of love in the nature of God.” ModernExpressionJudgmentHighestPunishmentDeath PenaltyCapital PunishmentExpressions Of LoveAgainst Death PenaltyCriminology Author:Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Only the doctor and the judge have the right to inflict the death penalty without receiving the same.” ScienceDeathJudgingDoctorsReceivingPhysiciansPenaltiesDeath Penalty Author:Philemon
“More than two hundred death penalties are gone from the law books, but the [biblical] texts that authorised them remain.” TwoBookLawReligionGoneHundredBiblicalPenaltiesDeath PenaltyHell FireLaw Books Author:Mark Twain
“A growing body of social science research reveals that atheists, and non-religious people in general, are far from the unsavory beings many assume them to be. On basic questions of morality and human decency - issues such as governmental use of torture, the death penalty, punitive hitting of children, racism, sexism, homophobia, anti-Semitism, environmental degradation or human rights - the irreligious tend to be more ethical than their religious peers, particularly compared with those who describe themselves as very religious.” PeopleHumansChildrenUseBodyReligionSocialReligiousIssuesGrowingRightsMoralityRacismResearchAssumingEnvironmentalAtheistHuman RightsTortureEthicalSexismHittingPenaltiesPeersDecencyDeath PenaltyDegradationHomophobiaAnti SemitismSocial ScienceEnvironmental DegradationScience ResearchNon Religious Author:Gregory S. Paul
“After Chernobyl, thousands and thousands of people, if not millions, were given a death penalty and had to pay the price, our father among them.” PeopleIfsFatherGivenPayMillionsPenaltiesDeath PenaltyOur FatherPay The PriceChernobyl Author:Wladimir Klitschko
“[Sen. John] Kerry is also a man who opposes the death penalty, wants to restrict access to guns and voted against the resolution approving the start of ground operations against Saddam Hussein in 1991 - just what you would expect from Ted Kennedy's partner and Michael Dukakis's running mate.” MenWantRunningPoliticsGunAccessPartnersOperationsResolutionMatesPenaltiesSaddamHusseinDeath PenaltyJohn KerryApprovingTed Kennedy Author:David S. Broder
“If society gives up the right to impose the death penalty, then self-help will appear again and personal vendettas will be around the corner.” IfsGivingSelfHelpingSelf HelpGiving UpCornersPenaltiesDeath PenaltyAround The CornerVendetta Author:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“I always try to tell a good story, one with a compelling plot that will keep the pages turning. That is my first and primary goal. Sometimes I can tackle an issue-homelessness, tobacco litigation, insurance fraud, the death penalty-and wrap a good story around it.” TryingFirstsI CanSometimesStoriesGoalIssuesPagesPrimariesPlotFraudCompellingPenaltiesWrapsDeath PenaltyHomelessnessTobaccoGood StoryPages Turning Author:John Grisham
“Our law is a Jordanian law that we inherited, which applies to both the West Bank and Gaza, and sets the death penalty for those who sell land to Israelis.” LawLandSellsWestPenaltiesDeath PenaltyGaza Author:Yasser Arafat