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The long and distressing controversy over capital punishment is very unfair to anyone meditating murder
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"The long and distressing controversy over capital punishment is very unfair to anyone meditating murder"

- Geoffrey Fisher

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This quote by Geoffrey Fisher suggests that the ongoing argument regarding capital punishment is unjustified to those who are thinking about committing murder. Fisher implies that the conversation of capital punishment is so intense and long term that it can be viewed as a form of punishment in itself. He indicates that the dispute is so psychologically draining that it can be viewed as a type of penalty for those that are considering murder. Fisher's quote suggests that the discussion over capital punishment is so intense that it can be seen as a kind of penalty for those that are taking into consideration murder, also prior to they have devoted the criminal offense. This quote highlights the value of the dispute over capital punishment as well as the requirement to think about the implications of the discussion on those that are thinking about dedicating a crime.

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This quote is written / told by Geoffrey Fisher between May 5, 1887 and September 15, 1972. He/she was a famous Clergyman. The author also have 10 other quotes.

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