Albert Pierrepoint Inspirational Quotes (3)

All the men and women whom I have faced at that final moment, convince me that in what I have done, I have not prevented a single murder.

Capital punishment in my view achieved nothing except revenge.

It is said to be a deterrent. I cannot agree....I do not now believe that any one of the hundreds of executions I carried out has in any way acted as a deterrent against future murder. Capital punishment, in my view, achieved nothing except revenge.