“The abolition of capital punishment, surely coming, is delayed by God's edict, "He that sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed," and God's servants have ever been the opponents of this humane reform. Witchcraft has been believed in and men and women have been killed because God said, "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live."”
“The punishment of death is pernicious to society, from the example of barbarity it affords. If the passions, or the necessity of war, have taught men to shed the blood of their fellow creatures, the l...”
Capital punishment
“Death is an unusually severe and degrading punishment; there is a strong probability that it is inflicted arbitrarily; its rejection by contemporary society is virtually total; and there is no reason ...”
Capital punishment
“Bran Stark: Our way is the old way.”
Capital punishment
“Ned Stark: The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword.”
Capital punishment
“To the left of the stairway was an opaque glass door with a sign that read: SOCIETY FOR THE ABOLISHMENT OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. The door was locked but the next morning, I knew, the stiff-looking lady ...”
Capital punishment