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The death penalty would be even more effective, as a deterrent, if we executed a few innocent people more often.

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Edward Abbey
Age: 62 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 29
Died: 1989
Died: March 14
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Environmentalist
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Novelist
Philosopher
Screenwriter
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Edward Paul Abbey
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Life is hard? True - but let's love it anyhow, though it breaks every bone in our bodies.
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