Capital

Famous quotes containing the word capital:

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

    The duty of government is to leave commerce to its own capital and credit as well as all other branches of business, protecting all in their legal pursuits, granting exclusive privileges to none.
    Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)

    We make needless ado about capital punishment,—taking lives, when there is no life to take.
    Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)