quotations about capital punishment
If we could do away with death, we wouldn't object; to do away with capital punishment will be more difficult. Were that to happen, we would reinstate it from time to time.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE
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Wilhelm Meister's Travels
The death penalty in the United States has increasingly come to symbolize a disturbing tolerance for error and injustice that has undermined the integrity of criminal justice administration and America's commitment to human rights.
BRYAN STEVENSON
"Close to Death: Reflections on Race and Capital Punishment in America", Debating the Death Penalty
The reality is that capital punishment in America is a lottery. It is a punishment that is shaped by the constraints of poverty, race, geography, and local politics.
BRYAN STEVENSON
"Close to Death: Reflections on Race and Capital Punishment in America", Debating the Death Penalty
As dark as thoughts of one's own murder may be, we all think about it. And I don't think I speak only for myself in saying that I would rest just a tiny bit better knowing that if I were murdered, my murderer might not be allowed to watch TV; read books; exercise; develop relationships with people inside and outside of prison; surf the Internet; sing; listen to music; have his health care needs addressed; and be visited by loved ones while I lay in my grave.
DENNIS PRAGER
"If You're Ever Murdered, Here's an Idea", The Dennis Prager Show, February 21, 2012