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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.

Jack Kevorkian

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Jack Kevorkian
Age: 83 †
Born: 1928
Born: May 26
Died: 2011
Died: June 3
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I would not want to live with a tube in my neck and not be able to move a finger. I wouldn't - that to me is not life.
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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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The public has no power. The government knows I'm not a criminal. The parole board knows I'm not a criminal. The judge knows I'm not a criminal.
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My religion centers in different areas than what's considered conventional religion.
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The single worst moment of my life... was the moment I was born.
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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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None of them want to delay. Understand that. None of them.
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When history looks back, it will prove what I'll die knowing.
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