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The practice of executing such offenders is a relic of the past an

The practice of executing such offenders is a relic of the past and is inconsistent with evolving standards of decency in a civilized society. – John Paul Stevens

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Property is not the sacred right. When a rich man becomes poor it is a misfortune, it is not a moral evil. When a poor man becomes destitute, it is a moral evil, teeming with consequences and injurious to society and morality. – Lord Acton

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Society is like the air, necessary to breathe but insufficient to live on. – George Santayana

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The idea is, were still a society where we recognize and see and even sometimes seek members of our own tribe, whatever that tribe is. It could be ethnic, religious, geographic, political. – Peter Guber

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What they sell to the masses are the chains you must break if you are ever to be in control of your life. – Mike Dolan, @HawaiianLife

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To relive the relationship between owner and slave we can consider how we treat our cars and dogs — a dog exercising a somewhat similar leverage on our mercies and an automobile being comparable in value to a slave in those days. – Edward Hoagland

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