“Stupidity is always a capital crime.”
Larry Niven (1938) American writer
The Fourth Profession (p. 183)
Short fiction, A Hole in Space (1974)
“Stupidity cannot be cured. Stupidity is the only universal capital crime; the sentence is death. There is no appeal, and execution is carried out automatically and without pity.”
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Bion of Borysthenes (-325–-246 BC) ancient greek philosopher
As quoted by Cicero, Tusculan Disputations, iii. 26
Eliphas Levi book Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie
But, at the same time, how many great culprits escaped this unjust and sanguinary justice! This is what Bodin makes us fully appreciate.
Quoted in Isis Unveiled, by H.P. Blavatsky, Vol. II, Chapter III (1877)
Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie (1856)
“This cures everything except stupidity, which is an epidemic on the rise.”
Carlos Ruiz Zafón book The Angel's Game
Source: The Angel's Game
“Mere factual innocence is no reason not to carry out a death sentence properly reached.”
Antonin Scalia (1936–2016) former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
These words, which have been widely attributed to Scalia, do not appear in any of his writings or statements. http://www.snopes.com/scalia-death-penalty-quote He nonetheless remarked in Herrera v. Collins (1993, concurring) that state courts had no obligation to review a death sentence on factual innocence grounds, an opinion that he repeated in In re Davis (2009, dissenting). <br class="br">Misattributed
Mohammad bin Salman (1985) Saudi crown prince and minister of defense
2016-01-06, on the execution of Nimr Baqir al-Nimr. Interview with Muhammad bin Salman, The Economist
Marisa Miller (1978) American model
[2008-05-14, Maxim Releases Hot 100 of 2008 List. Find out which supermodel came out on top., http://www.film.com/features/story/maxim-releases-hot-100-2008/20818651, Film.com, http://www.film.com.nyud.net/features/story/maxim-releases-hot-100-2008/20818651, 2010-04-03, 2009-07-29] <br class="br"> The sexiest woman on the planet: Californian supermodel Marisa Miller wins FHM international poll, Daily Mail, 2010-05-11, 2010-05-16 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1276587/Supermodel-Marisa-Miller-wins-FHM-international-poll-The-sexiest-woman-planet.html,
