I want to think that there are better ways of obviating murder than to resort to capital punishment, but I realise that this may be wishful thinking on my part.

There are some particular moral truths that I believe we have access to (such as the one not to inflict pain on a sentient being for no reason).

The kind of values for which I was supposed to kill, such as democracy and national independence, were better served, I thought, through non-violent action.

Actually, I defend the right to free abortion.

Being a moral realist I see normative ethics as a search of the truth about our obligations and a search of explanation; the idea is that moral principles can help us to a moral explanation of our particular obligations.

According to deontology it is wrong to kill an innocent human being, period.

Moral nihilism comes with a price we can now see.