Quotes by Jack Kevorkian

“She made the decision that her existence had lost its meaning. And you cannot judge that.”

“This (...) had made me aware for the first time of the well-disguised myth that they and the academic institutions they represent are bastions of a free exchange of ideas. They are -but only of tho...”

“The American people are sheep. They're comfortable, rich, working. It's like the Romans, they're happy with bread and their spectator sports. The Super Bowl means more to them than any right.”

“I will admit, like Socrates and Aristotle and Plato and some other philosophers, that there are instances where the death penalty would seem appropriate.”

“I'm for absolute autonomy of the individual, and an adult, competent woman has absolute autonomy. It's her choice.”

“The patient's autonomy always, always should be respected, even if it is absolutely contrary - the decision is contrary to best medical advice and what the physician wants.”

“When history looks back, it will prove what I'll die knowing.”

“My ultimate aim is to make euthanasia a positive experience.”

“As a medical doctor, it is my duty to evaluate the situation with as much data as I can gather and as much expertise as I have and as much experience as I have to determine whether or not the wish ...”

“The patient decides when it's best to go.”

“I'm trying to knock the medical profession into accepting its responsibilities, and those responsibilities include assisting their patients with death.”

“What looks like enjoyment is the sneer of contempt. That's not a smile.”

“I'm not a romantic.”

“You're going to watch a person suffer in agony while somebody's debating?”

“This is a medical service. It always was.”

“This is not a trial. This is a lynching. There is no law.”

“When your conscience says law is immoral, don't follow it.”

“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.”

“We need some honesty and sincerity instead of corrupt government in Washington.”

“When you transplant a heart from a baboon into a baby as we did, and you say the body of that baby is sacred, does that profane heart from the baboon become sacred when you place it in the body? Or...”