Jack Kevorkian Quotes

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Jack Kevorkian

Profession : Activist

Birth : May 26, 1928

What looks like enjoyment is the sneer of contempt. That's not a smile.

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My religion centers in different areas than what's considered conventional religion.

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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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I'm not a romantic.

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As a medical doctor, it is my duty to evaluate the situation with as much data as I can gather and as much expertise as I have and as much experience as I have to determine whether or not the wish of the patient is medically justified.

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I will admit, like Socrates and Aristotle and Plato and some other philosophers, that there are instances where the death penalty would seem appropriate.

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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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My ultimate aim is to make euthanasia a positive experience.

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The patient's autonomy always, always should be respected, even if it is absolutely contrary - the decision is contrary to best medical advice and what the physician wants.

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Freedom has a price. Most people aren't willing to pay it.

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Yes, we need euthanasia, for certain cases where people are in comas or too immobile to even press a button.

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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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When your conscience says law is immoral, don't follow it.

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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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This is not a trial. This is a lynching. There is no law.

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We are all terminal.

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Five to six thousand people die every year waiting for organs, but nobody cares.

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There is nothing anyone can do anyway. 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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She made the decision that her existence had lost its meaning. And you cannot judge that.

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I'm not the kind of guy who has best friends.

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