Desmond Tutu and Martin Luther King Jr. on the death penalty:

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[font size="4"]I am delighted that the death penalty is being removed from the globe ... The death penalty says that to kill in certain circumstances is acceptable, and encourages the doctrine of revenge. If we are to break these cycles, we must remove government-sanctioned violence.[/font] -- Desmond Tutu


[font size="4"]The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. ... In fact, violence merely increases hate. ... Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars.[/font] -- MLK