Charlie Rose – Character Quotes

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— But you're against the death penalty?
— Mmhmm. Because of what it says about us as a society.
— Suppose, governor, it was your wife.
— And she was murdered, what would I do?
— It gets more complicated when it's personal.
— Sure. Well, if I could get to him, Uh, I would find a way to kill him.
— So you, you, governor, would impose a death penalty.
— No, I would commit a crime for which I would happily go to jail.
— Then why not let society do that?
— Because society has to be better than the individual.

- But you're against the death penalty?
- Mmhmm. Because of what it says about us as a society.
- Suppose, governor, it was your wife.
- And she was murdered, what would I do?
- It gets more complicated when it's personal.
- Sure. Well, if I could get to him, Uh, I would find a way to kill him.
- So you, you, governor, would impose a death penalty.
- No, I would commit a crime for which I would happily go to jail.
- Then why not let society do that?
- Because society has to be better than the individual.
- But you're against the death penalty?
- Mmhmm. Because of what it says about us as a society.
- Suppose, governor, it was your wife.
- And she was murdered, what would I do?
- It gets more complicated when it's personal.
- Sure. Well, if I could get to him, Uh, I would find a way to kill him.
- So you, you, governor, would impose a death penalty.
- No, I would commit a crime for which I would happily go to jail.
- Then why not let society do that?
- Because society has to be better than the individual.