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)

    “Like cellulite creams or hair-loss tonics, capital punishment is one of those panaceas that isn’t. Only it costs a whole lot more.”
    —Anna Quindlen (b. 1952)

    “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)