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Type: Politician Quotes Category: American Politician Quotes Date of Birth: February 24, 1934 Nationality: American Find on Amazon: George Ryan Related Authors: Benjamin Franklin Edward Kennedy Robert Kennedy Joe Biden Ron Paul Everett Dirksen Alexander Hamilton Dick Armey Hubert H. Humphrey |
Because the Illinois death penalty system is arbitrary and capricious - and therefore immoral - I no longer shall tinker with the machinery of death.
George Ryan I don't know that we do. I had thought ours worked well, but I had never examined it too closely. A lot of media people will be looking for a case that might make Texas Governor George Bush think twice about what he's doing. George Ryan I support the death penalty. But I also think there has to be no margin for error. George Ryan I'm going to sleep well tonight knowing that I made the right decision. George Ryan Our capital system is haunted by the demon of error: error in determining guilt and error in determining who among the guilty deserves to die. What effect was race having? What effect was poverty having? George Ryan Was I involved in selling drivers licenses to people illegally? Hell no I wasn't. Would I have tolerated it? Hell no. George Ryan While I have served in public office for 30 years, my professional training is as a pharmacist, not a lawyer or an accountant. George Ryan |
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