Only the man who has enough good in him to feel the justice of the penalty can be punished. – William Ernest Hocking

Having your fate rest in the hands of a jury is the same as entrusting yourself to surgery with a mentally retarded doctor. – Bill Messing, quoted in Dream World, by Fred Woodworth

It is well-nigh obvious that those who are in favor of the death penalty have more affinities with murderers than those who oppose it. – Remy de Gourmont

The trouble with the laws these days is that criminals know their rights better than their wrongs. – Author Unknown