"It is the job of thinking people..." - Quote by Albert Camus
It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners.
More by Albert Camus
More on Morality
“When the true criminals are running around free, the only honorable place for a decent human being is in prisons.”
“The British churchgoer prefers a severe preacher because he thinks a few home truths will do his neighbors no harm.”
“Nothing could be more absurd than moral lessons at such a moment! Oh, self-satisfied people: with what proud self-satisfaction such babblers are ready to utter their pronouncements! If they only knew to what degree I myself understand all the loathsomeness of my present condition, they wouldn't have the heart to teach me.”
More on Justice
“A variety in punishment is of utility, as well as a proportion.”
“I'm not one of these guys who sits around saying, 'Gee, I mean, the person had a strange childhood and that's why he's doing this horrible thing. Poor Jeffrey Dahmer. He's just had a bad childhood and that's why he's eating people.' Wait a second! This person should be removed from the planet.”
“Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life.”