[The] sole motivating factor behind the death penalty is vengeance, not justice, and I firmly believe that a government that forbids killing among its citizens should not be in the business of killing people itself.
Larry Flynt, who has filed a motion with the help of the ACLU to force the state of Missouri to reveal more information about the execution of the man who shot and paralyzed Flynt several decades ago. Flynt opposes the death penalty for his attacker. (via letterstomycountry)