I don't know any religion that promotes violence. It is the adherents of whatever religion.

The abolition of the death penalty is making us a civilized society. It shows we actually do mean business when we say we have reverence for life.

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.

To take a life when a life has been lost is revenge, not justice.

And every human being is precious.

My father always used to say, "Don't raise your voice. Improve your argument." Good sense does not always lie with the loudest shouters, nor can we say that a large, unruly crowd is always the best arbiter of what is right.

Forgiving is not easy. It is not cheap.