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Am I a criminal? The world knows I'm not a criminal. What are they trying to put me in jail for? You've lost common sense in this society because of religious fanaticism and dogma.
Jack Kevorkian
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Jack Kevorkian
Age: 83 †
Born: 1928
Born: May 26
Died: 2011
Died: June 3
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What are friends? Some people are nice. Some people aren't. There are some I'm fairly close with... we talk.
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You've gotta know what death is to know life!
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All the big powers... they've silenced me. So much for free speech and choice on this fundamental human right.
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I'm for absolute autonomy of the individual, and an adult, competent woman has absolute autonomy. It's her choice.
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I don't enjoy good food. I don't enjoy flashy cars. I don't care if I live in a dump. I don't enjoy good clothes. This is the best I've dressed in months.
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The American Medical Association says the humane way is to let people starve and thirst to death. If you did that to an animal, youd be put in jail immediately ... In the face of such insanity masquerading as authority, who wouldnt be strident?
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Dying is not a crime.
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She made the decision that her existence had lost its meaning. And you cannot judge that.
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I'm not lying to myself like most people.
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I didn't do this for other people I did this for me. I fought for this right for me - does that sound selfish?
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My religion centers in different areas than what's considered conventional religion.
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The Supreme Court of the United States has validated the Nazi method of execution in concentration camps, starving them to death.
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I always said all my life, if I wasn't born and they gave me the question, I'd say, I don't want to be born.
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I think the Supreme Court does have the authority, which is not used, to declare a blanket right for all people, all adults.
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I got to dislike parties, like Jefferson and Madison. I think they're harmful. But the system is flawed so badly. I like what Plato said, long ago. Democracy is fit only for a small country. Can't survive in a large country.
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My intent was to carry out my duty as a doctor, to end their suffering. Unfortunately, that entailed, in their cases, ending of the life.
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