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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.

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
Dr. Death
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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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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.
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The single worst moment of my life... was the moment I was born.
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When your conscience says law is immoral, don't follow it.
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The patient decides when it's best to go.
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My religion centers in different areas than what's considered conventional religion.
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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 suppose, if helping a patient die is killing, I suppose I'm a killer.
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My ultimate aim is to make euthanasia a positive experience.
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There's no doubt I expect to die in prison.
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She made the decision that her existence had lost its meaning. And you cannot judge that.
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You've gotta know what death is to know life!
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I'm trying to knock the medical profession into accepting its responsibilities, and those responsibilities include assisting their patients with death.
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I have no regrets, none whatsoever.
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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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