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Jack Kevorkian
Jack Kevorkian
American Activist
Born: May 26, 1928
Died: Jun 3, 2011
Death Die Life Me People You
Related authors: Angela Davis Cesar Chavez Gloria Steinem Harriet Tubman Malcolm X Noam Chomsky Sojourner Truth Susan B. Anthony
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. Jack Kevorkian
You Suffering Liberty Country Nothing Determine Self-Determination Got Built How Ultimate Die Going
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. Jack Kevorkian
God You Natural Doctor Will Think Way Determines He Course Because Go Person Patients Happens Process Anytime Natural Process Asking Interfere Means Interference Naturally Ill Playing
Freedom has a price. Most people aren't willing to pay it. Jack Kevorkian
Freedom People Pay Willing Price Most
What looks like enjoyment is the sneer of contempt. That's not a smile. Jack Kevorkian
Smile Like Contempt Looks Sneer Enjoyment
My intent was to carry out my duty as a doctor, to end their suffering. Unfortunately, that entailed, in their cases, ending of the life. Jack Kevorkian
Life Suffering Doctor Ending Duty Out Carry Cases End Intent Unfortunately
My ultimate aim is to make euthanasia a positive experience. Jack Kevorkian
Positive Experience Aim Make Ultimate Euthanasia
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. Jack Kevorkian
Me You World Lost Sense Society Criminal Religious Put Knows Because Am Dogma Trying Jail Common Fanaticism Common Sense
I am not a sentimental person. Jack Kevorkian
Am Person Sentimental
We are all terminal. Jack Kevorkian
Terminal
The patient decides when it's best to go. Jack Kevorkian
Best Patient Go Decide Medical
The Supreme Court of the United States... has validated the Nazi method of execution in... concentration camps, starving them to death. Jack Kevorkian
Death Starving Validated States Concentration Execution Supreme Supreme Court Court Method Camps Them United United States
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. Jack Kevorkian
Life Work You Natural World Problems India Religious Laws Outlook Mythology Name Ireland Natural Life Them Your Whole Pakistan Why
None of them want to delay. Understand that. None of them. Jack Kevorkian
Delay Understand None Want Them
This is not a trial. This is a lynching. There is no law. Jack Kevorkian
Law Trial No Law
When history looks back, it will prove what I'll die knowing. Jack Kevorkian
History Will Back Knowing Looks Prove Die
This could never be a crime in any society which deems himself enlightened. Jack Kevorkian
Crime Society Could Never Himself Any Which Enlightened
I always said all my life if I wasn't born and they gave me the question I'd say I don't want to be born. Jack Kevorkian
Life Me My Life Gave Say All My Life Born Said Always Question Want
I've seen schizophrenics who are so hopeless, you couldn't cheer them, and their lives are miserable and they end up as suicides. That's not right. Jack Kevorkian
You Hopeless Seen Miserable Cheer End Up Them Who Lives Right
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. Jack Kevorkian
Life Me Live Would Able Finger Tube Move Want Neck
The Jews were gassed. Armenians were killed in every conceivable way... So the Holocaust doesn't interest me, see? They've had a lot of publicity, but they didn't suffer as much. Jack Kevorkian
Me Every Jews Way See Had Armenians Were Lot Interest Holocaust Much Suffer Publicity
My religion centers in different areas than what's considered conventional religion. Jack Kevorkian
Religion Considered Area Than Different Conventional Different Areas Centers
You can cite me for contempt, Your Honor. I don't care. Jack Kevorkian
Me You Care Honor Cite Contempt dont Care Your Your Honor
I will go to what they call a court. Only they call it a court. Jack Kevorkian
Will Only Call Court Go
Maybe I won't stay out of prison. Who knows? Jack Kevorkian
Prison Out Stay Knows Maybe Who
There's no doubt I expect to die in prison. Jack Kevorkian
Prison Doubt No Doubt Expect Die
All the big powers they've silenced me. So much for free speech and choice on this fundamental human right. Jack Kevorkian
Me Free Free Speech Big Silenced Powers Human Much Choice Human Right Fundamental Right Speech
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