No true believer could be intolerant or a persecutor. If I were a magistrate and the law carried the death penalty against atheists, I would begin by sending to the stake whoever denounced another. Votes: 3
I am against the death penalty. Votes: 1
Personally I am very much against the death penalty for several reasons. Votes: 1
I was badly mauled by people in New York State for being against the death penalty for 12 years. Votes: 1
When I arrived in France aged 20, I marched against the death penalty, which was an unpopular thing to protest against at the time. Votes: 1
My father was against the death penalty, and that was hard in the Son of Sam summer when fear was driving the desire for the death penalty. Votes: 1
The campaign against the death penalty has been - while a powerful campaign, its participants have been those who attend all of the vigils, a relatively small number of people. Votes: 1
I had concluded when I was the prosecutor that I would vote against the death penalty if I were in the legislature but that I could ask for it when I was satisfied as to guilt. Votes: 1
Whatever you think of de Sade, he was a complex figure and we should not look for easy answers with him. He was, strangely perhaps, against the death penalty, and he was never put in prison for murders or anything like that. Votes: 1
Our criminal justice system is fallible. We know it, even though we don't like to admit it. It is fallible despite the best efforts of most within it to do justice. And this fallibility is, at the end of the day, the most compelling, persuasive, and winning argument against a death penalty. Votes: 1
The death penalty issue is obviously a divisive one. But whether one is for or against, you can not deny the basic illogic - if we know the system is flawed, if we know there are innocent people on Death Row, then until the system is reformed, should we not abandon the death penalty to protect those who are innocent? Votes: 1
How can anyone be against abortion but for the death penalty Votes: 0
It is proper that we acknowledge the overwhelming weight of international opinion against the juvenile death penalty. Votes: 0
For me the hardest struggle in my faith life was the Catholic Church is against the death penalty. Votes: 0
Now I am dedicating that life to campaigning against the death penalty and raising awareness about human rights. Votes: 0
I can't talk politics with my cousin because he's such a hypocrite. He's against the death penalty and he hanged himself. Votes: 0
Prosecutors must reveal the dirty little secret they too often share only among themselves: The death penalty actually hinders the fight against crime. Votes: 0
I support the death penalty because I believe, if administered swiftly and justly, capital punishment is a deterrent against future violence and will save other innocent lives. Votes: 0
I love you still, Against my will. Votes: 3 Sarah Kane
The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living. Votes: 6 Marcus Tullius Cicero
Penalty shooting is always an uncertain affair because there is a lot of luck involved. Votes: 3 Franz Beckenbauer