Capital

Famous quotes containing the word capital:

    If little faults, proceeding on distemper,
    Shall not be winked at, how shall we stretch our eye
    When capital crimes, chewed, swallowed, and digested,
    Appear before us?
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    I should not regret a fair and full trial of the entire abolition of capital punishment.
    James Madison (1751–1836)

    A good many have been thrown out on their broad capital bases.
    John Dos Passos (1896–1970)