quotations about capital punishment
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
Capital punishment is our society's recognition of the sanctity of human life.
ORRIN HATCH
attributed, The Cassell Dictionary of Regrettable Quotations
What will be left of the power of example if it is proved that capital punishment has another power, and a very real one, which degrades men to the point of shame, madness, and murder?
ALBERT CAMUS
"Reflections on the Guillotine", Resistance, Rebellion and Death
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