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Punishment Quotes

I just can’t imagine my life without Dostoevsky and The Brothers Karamazov. I can spin off of that and talk about Crime and Punishment and Tolstoy. I could talk about other novels, but for me it’s Dostoevsky. His sheer size and grandeur, his sacramentality, his ecclesiology, and his sense of the human predicament are as powerful as it gets. Can’t imagine not reading the Russians Picture Quote #1

When I got into Anna Karenina and Brothers Karamazov and Crime and Punishment, that was the stuff that - that had a big effect on me, because it was so psychological Picture Quote #1

As long as you have capital punishment there is no guarantee that innocent people won’t be put to death Picture Quote #1

What becomes a crime deserving capital punishment when the tables are turned is a matter of small moment when the negro woman is the accusing party Picture Quote #1

Countries and states which have capital punishment have a much higher rate of murder and crime than countries that do not, so that makes sense to me, and the moral question - I struggle with it morally Picture Quote #1

At the end of the day, perhaps the best argument against capital punishment may be that it is an issue beyond the limited capacity of government to get things right Picture Quote #1

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I think this country would be much better off if we did not have capital punishment.... We cannot ignore the fact that in recent years a disturbing number of inmates on death row have been exonerated Picture Quote #1

If the Old Testament were a reliable guide in the matter of capital punishment, half the people in the United States would have to be killed tomorrow Picture Quote #1

Everybody believes that capital punishment is wrong, but when they look at certain cases, they’re quick to say, ‘Put them to death,’ or scream ‘capital punishment.’ Picture Quote #1

I have also seen it stated that Capital punishment is murder in its worst form. I should like to know upon what principle of human society these assertions are based and justified Picture Quote #1

I don’t agree with capital punishment as it is now, because too often mistakes are made. But I think that if you eliminate the mistakes, then there are times when it is justified Picture Quote #1

Suicide is possible, but not probable; hanging, I trust, is even more unlikely; for I hope that, by the time I die, my countrymen will have become civilised enough to abolish capital punishment Picture Quote #1

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If the executioner goes, my package will never be made public. If he doesn’t go, it will be made public exactly fifty years from the day the bill for a moratorium on capital punishment is defeated Picture Quote #1

One of the more difficult tasks for me as president was to decide on the issue of confirming capital punishment awarded by courts... to my surprise... almost all cases which were pending had a social and economic bias Picture Quote #1

Opponents of capital punishment argue that the state has no right to take a murderer’s life. Apparently, one fact that abolitionists forget or overlook is that the state is acting not only on behalf of society, but also on behalf of the murdered person and the murdered person’s family Picture Quote #1

There’s only one reason to be crucified under the Roman Empire, and that is for treason or sedition. Crucifixion, we have to understand, was not actually a form of capital punishment for Rome. In fact, it was often the case that the criminal would be killed first and then crucified Picture Quote #1

There are things I take sides about, like capital punishment, which it seems to me there is only one side about: it is evil. But there are two or three sides to sexual harassment, and the moment you get into particular cases, there is injustice in every conceivable direction. It’s a mess Picture Quote #1

I support capital punishment. But let’s be clear: It’s a decision for each state to make Picture Quote #1

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I’m for capital punishment. You’ve got to execute people. How else are they going to learn? Picture Quote #1

The true, unacknowledged purpose of capital punishment is to inspire fear and awe -- fear and awe of the State Picture Quote #1

We don’t know if capital punishment is a deterrent, but we know that men we execute will not murder again Picture Quote #1

My wife runs the charity Reprieve, and so rendition, droning, and capital punishment are very much the topics of our dinner table because of that Picture Quote #1

I want to think that there are better ways of obviating murder than to resort to capital punishment, but I realise that this may be wishful thinking on my part Picture Quote #1

In case anybody asks you about my position on capital punishment, you can tell them I favor it; and if they want to know why, you can tell them this story Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

Prison, with its daily rhythm, with the transfer and the defense, does not leave any time; prison dissolves time: This is the principal form of punishment in a capitalist society Picture Quote #1

The Left can play the race card incessantly without consequence or punishment, but woe to anyone else who even breathes valid opposition to their policies: Thou shall be deemed a racist Picture Quote #1

I am grateful that I live in a nation where most believe that one’s punishment should fit their wrongdoing and that ours is a nation that judges an individual by both what he has done and how he has changed Picture Quote #1

The Qur’an not only lacks any earthly punishment for someone who abandons Islam, it even includes verses that imply that such a change of heart should be a matter of free choice Picture Quote #1

The divine process of change manifests itself to our human understanding . . . as punishment, torment, death, and transfiguration Picture Quote #1

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I just can’t imagine my life without Dostoevsky and The Brothers Karamazov. I can spin off of that and talk about Crime and Punishment and Tolstoy. I could talk about other novels, but for me it’s Dostoevsky. His sheer size and grandeur, his sacramentality, his ecclesiology, and his sense of the human predicament are as powerful as it gets. Can’t imagine not reading the Russians. (Punishment Quotes) When I got into Anna Karenina and Brothers Karamazov and Crime and Punishment, that was the stuff that - that had a big effect on me, because it was so psychological. (Punishment Quotes) As long as you have capital punishment there is no guarantee that innocent people won’t be put to death. (Punishment Quotes) What becomes a crime deserving capital punishment when the tables are turned is a matter of small moment when the negro woman is the accusing party. (Punishment Quotes) Countries and states which have capital punishment have a much higher rate of murder and crime than countries that do not, so that makes sense to me, and the moral question - I struggle with it morally. (Punishment Quotes) At the end of the day, perhaps the best argument against capital punishment may be that it is an issue beyond the limited capacity of government to get things right. (Punishment Quotes) I think this country would be much better off if we did not have capital punishment.... We cannot ignore the fact that in recent years a disturbing number of inmates on death row have been exonerated. (Punishment Quotes) If the Old Testament were a reliable guide in the matter of capital punishment, half the people in the United States would have to be killed tomorrow. (Punishment Quotes) Everybody believes that capital punishment is wrong, but when they look at certain cases, they’re quick to say, ‘Put them to death,’ or scream ‘capital punishment.’ (Punishment Quotes) I have also seen it stated that Capital punishment is murder in its worst form. I should like to know upon what principle of human society these assertions are based and justified. (Punishment Quotes) I don’t agree with capital punishment as it is now, because too often mistakes are made. But I think that if you eliminate the mistakes, then there are times when it is justified. (Punishment Quotes) Suicide is possible, but not probable; hanging, I trust, is even more unlikely; for I hope that, by the time I die, my countrymen will have become civilised enough to abolish capital punishment. (Punishment Quotes) If the executioner goes, my package will never be made public. If he doesn’t go, it will be made public exactly fifty years from the day the bill for a moratorium on capital punishment is defeated. (Punishment Quotes) One of the more difficult tasks for me as president was to decide on the issue of confirming capital punishment awarded by courts... to my surprise... almost all cases which were pending had a social and economic bias. (Punishment Quotes) Opponents of capital punishment argue that the state has no right to take a murderer’s life. Apparently, one fact that abolitionists forget or overlook is that the state is acting not only on behalf of society, but also on behalf of the murdered person and the murdered person’s family. (Punishment Quotes) There’s only one reason to be crucified under the Roman Empire, and that is for treason or sedition. Crucifixion, we have to understand, was not actually a form of capital punishment for Rome. In fact, it was often the case that the criminal would be killed first and then crucified. (Punishment Quotes) There are things I take sides about, like capital punishment, which it seems to me there is only one side about: it is evil. But there are two or three sides to sexual harassment, and the moment you get into particular cases, there is injustice in every conceivable direction. It’s a mess. (Punishment Quotes) I support capital punishment. But let’s be clear: It’s a decision for each state to make. (Punishment Quotes) I’m for capital punishment. You’ve got to execute people. How else are they going to learn? (Punishment Quotes) The true, unacknowledged purpose of capital punishment is to inspire fear and awe -- fear and awe of the State. (Punishment Quotes) We don’t know if capital punishment is a deterrent, but we know that men we execute will not murder again. (Punishment Quotes) My wife runs the charity Reprieve, and so rendition, droning, and capital punishment are very much the topics of our dinner table because of that. (Punishment Quotes) I want to think that there are better ways of obviating murder than to resort to capital punishment, but I realise that this may be wishful thinking on my part. (Punishment Quotes) In case anybody asks you about my position on capital punishment, you can tell them I favor it; and if they want to know why, you can tell them this story. (Punishment Quotes) 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. (Punishment Quotes) Prison, with its daily rhythm, with the transfer and the defense, does not leave any time; prison dissolves time: This is the principal form of punishment in a capitalist society. (Punishment Quotes) The Left can play the race card incessantly without consequence or punishment, but woe to anyone else who even breathes valid opposition to their policies: Thou shall be deemed a racist. (Punishment Quotes) I am grateful that I live in a nation where most believe that one’s punishment should fit their wrongdoing and that ours is a nation that judges an individual by both what he has done and how he has changed. (Punishment Quotes) The Qur’an not only lacks any earthly punishment for someone who abandons Islam, it even includes verses that imply that such a change of heart should be a matter of free choice. (Punishment Quotes) The divine process of change manifests itself to our human understanding . . . as punishment, torment, death, and transfiguration. (Punishment Quotes)

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