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)