My overriding belief is that it is always possible for criminals to improve and that by its very finality the death penalty contradicts this.
Dalai LamaWe know that to wage a nuclear war today, for example, would be a form of suicide; or that to pollute the air or the oceans in order to achieve some short-term benefit would be to destroy the very basis for our survival.
Dalai LamaIf you contribute to other peoples happiness, you will find the true meaning of life. The key point is to have a genuine sense of universal responsibility
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