I don't that the death penalty is particularly necessary, it tends to create an atmosphere that some taking of human life is okay in some circumstances, those chosen by the state and it helps to create fear of the state.
The true, unacknowledged purpose of capital punishment is to inspire fear and awe - fear and awe of the State.
Edward Abbey
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I am an enemy of the State. But isn't everyone?
Eward Abbey
Without the spirit of particularism, the idea of local associations and local rights, perhaps no sort of conservatism is practical.
Russell Kirk.
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