The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword.

Harsh justice is still justice.

A good act does not wash out the bad, nor a bad act the good. Each should have its own reward.

Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities.

Men's lives have meaning, not their deaths.

The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword. If you would take a man's life, you owe it to him to look into his eyes and hear his final words. And if you cannot bear to do that, then perhaps the man does not deserve to die.