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Do they deserve to die?" but "Do we deserve to kill them?

People are more than the worst thing they have ever done in their lives

We are not the worst moments of our lives. Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking.

Remorse presupposes enough self-forgetfulness to feel the pain ofothers.

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.

Mercy is "stronger and more God-like than vengeance".

There are spaces of sorrow only God can touch.

Lavish love on others receive it gratefully when it come to you. Cultivate friendship like a garden. It is the best love of all.

When you try, God is there and you get the grace you need to get you through.

no government is ever innocent enough or wise enough or just enough to lay claim to so absolute a power as death. (p. 21)