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Men are not hanged for stealing horses, but that horses may not be stolen.

Lord Halifax

It is fairly obvious that those who are in favor of the death penalty have more affinity with assassins than those who are not.

Remy de Gourmont

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Samuel Johnson

The compensation for a death sentence is knowledge of the exact hour when one is to die. A great luxury, but one that is well earned.

Vladimir Nabokov

It is far more ignominious to die by justice than by an unjust sedition.

Blaise Pascal

There is no great difficulty to separate the soul from the body, but it is not so easy to restore life to the dead.

Sa'di

-I cannot imagine any crime worse than taking a life, can you? -It'd depend whose life.

Brendan Behan

Capital punishment is society's recognition of the sanctity of human life.

Orrin Hatch

Capital punishment would be more effective as a deterrent if it were administered prior to the crime.

Woody Allen

Why do we kill people who are killing people to show that killing people is wrong?

Tim Martin

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