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Does Capital punishment tend to the security of the people? By no means. It hardens the hearts of men, and makes the loss of life appear light to them; it renders life insecure, inasmuch as the law holds out that Property is of greater value than life.

Source: From her Journal, quoted in Biography of Distinguished Women, by Sarah Josepha Hale, 1876.
-- Elizabeth Fry, (May 21 1780-1845), English social reformer, philanthropist; She was one of the chief promoters of prison reform in Europe, who also helped to improve the British hospital system.

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