Capital punishment is the most premeditated of murders, to which no criminal's deed, however calculated, can be compared.Albert Camus
Voices
Moral clarity from people who opposed execution.
Writers, clergy, civil rights leaders, and advocates have named the same truth in different ways: justice does not require killing.
Voices Against The Death Penalty
Use these words in study groups, faith conversations, and public education.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Justice is never advanced in the taking of a human life.Coretta Scott King
To take a life when a life is lost is revenge, not justice.Desmond Tutu
Catholics are called not just to oppose the death penalty, but to actively work against it.Pope Benedict
I realize that I cannot stand by silently as my government executes its citizens. If I do not speak out and resist, I am an accomplice.Sister Helen Prejean
The true measure of our character is how we treat the poor, the disfavored, the accused, the incarcerated, and the condemned.Bryan Stevenson