I think we have to have capital punishment, I think there has to be something to contain certain people. Those deterrents I think are necessary, especially in prison. You can threaten people for just so long, but they can flip you off and do what they want to; but not if they have to die. I hate it, though, the thought of the death penalty is terrible, but it's completely necessary.
Merle HaggardStaring at the world through the bottom of a glass, all I see is a man who's fading fast.
Merle HaggardWe are under [government's] control, and if people don't realize that, they haven't looked around. And if they're not paranoid, they haven't thought about it.
Merle HaggardWell, I'm kinda like George Carlin. I think that there ought to be a time where everybody should have all the drugs they want and there'd be nobody in charge, sort of like... now!
Merle HaggardRead about some squirrelly guy who claims that he just don't believe in fighting, and I wonder how long the rest of us can count on being free.
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