Support by United States rulers is rather in the nature of the support that the rope gives to a hanged man.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Hanging may seem barbarous, but the greater barbarity lies in the slow abandonment of our common law traditions.
With courage and character, American soldiers continue to put themselves on the line to defend our freedom, and so many have paid the ultimate sacrifice.
A nation which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom does not get beaten.
No man has ever yet been hanged for breaking the spirit of a law.
It is the loose ends with which men hang themselves.
We're also the only country that has the Death Penalty. That's something to boast about, isn't it?
Patriotism demands of us sustained sacrifice.
If we are marked to die, we are enough to do our country loss; and if to live, the fewer men, the greater share of honor.
Let the punishments of criminals be useful. A hanged man is good for nothing; a man condemned to public works still serves the country, and is a living lesson.
When we hang the capitalists they will sell us the rope we use.