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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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Jack Kevorkian
Age: 83 †
Born: 1928
Born: May 26
Died: 2011
Died: June 3
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Among doctors in general, I think more than half support what I'm doing.
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When your conscience says law is immoral, don't follow it.
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I'm not lying to myself like most people.
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Liberty means more to me than life itself.
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I'm not the kind of guy who has best friends.
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I am not a sentimental person.
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What looks like enjoyment is the sneer of contempt. That's not a smile.
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You've gotta know what death is to know life!
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The patient decides when it's best to go.
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My ultimate aim is to make euthanasia a positive experience.
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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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This is not a trial. This is a lynching. There is no law.
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If you don't have liberty and self-determination, you've got nothing, that's what this is what this country is built on. And this is the ultimate self-determination, when you determine how and when you're going to die when you're suffering.
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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 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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The American people are sheep. They're comfortable, rich, working. It's like the Romans, they're happy with bread and their spectator sports. The Super Bowl means more to them than any right.
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