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Liberty means more to me than life itself.

Jack Kevorkian

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Jack Kevorkian
Age: 83 †
Born: 1928
Born: May 26
Died: 2011
Died: June 3
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Michigan
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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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Among doctors in general, I think more than half support what I'm doing.
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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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There's no doubt I expect to die in prison.
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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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When your conscience says law is immoral, don't follow it.
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Anytime you interfere with a natural process, you're playing God. God determines what happens naturally. That means when a person's ill, he shouldn't go to a doctor because he's asking for interference with God's will. But of course, patients can't think that way.
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What looks like enjoyment is the sneer of contempt. That's not a smile.
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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 learned to smile by going through hell. Now I know what hell is and you don't. I can't tell you how it is, cause you can't do it with words.
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First of all, do any of you here think it's a crime to help a suffering human end his agony? Any of you think it is? Say so right now. Well, then, what are we doing here?
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If Christ can die in a barn, I think the death of a human in a van is not so bad.
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My religion centers in different areas than what's considered conventional religion.
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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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Five to six thousand people die every year waiting for organs, but nobody cares.
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I'm not lying to myself like most people.
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You're basing your laws and your whole outlook on natural life on mythology. It won't work. That's why you have all these problems in the world. Name them: India, Pakistan, Ireland. Name them-all these problems. They're all religious problems.
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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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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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