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The law is cruel.
I can paint in jail.
Dying is not a crime.
I don't persuade to suicide.
I am not a sentimental person.
Let's hope you feel better now.
I don't crave publicity, you know.
I have no regrets, none whatsoever.
The public can tolerate a Nazi America.
The patient decides when it's best to go.
I'm not lying to myself like most people.
Liberty means more to me than life itself.
There's no doubt I expect to die in prison.
Maybe I won't stay out of prison. Who knows?
You've gotta know what death is to know life!
I'm not the kind of guy who has best friends.
I'd find it demeaning to be cleaning toilets.
How can you regret helping a suffering patient?
You can cite me for contempt, Your Honor. I don't care.
This is not a trial. This is a lynching. There is no law.
When your conscience says law is immoral, don't follow it.
Freedom has a price. Most people aren't willing to pay it.
None of them want to delay. Understand that. None of them.
If a man is terrified, it's up to me to dispel that terror.
My ultimate aim is to make euthanasia a positive experience.
When history looks back, it will prove what I'll die knowing.
Every man if he so desires becomes sculptor of his own brain.
I will go to what they call a court. Only they call it a court.
The single worst moment of my life... was the moment I was born.
When you have nothing left to burn, you must set yourself on fire.
What looks like enjoyment is the sneer of contempt. That's not a smile.
I suppose, if helping a patient die is killing, I suppose I'm a killer.
Not one has shown an iota of fear of death. They want to end this agony.
Among doctors in general, I think more than half support what I'm doing.
Rotten travesty. Yeah. Send me to jail for contempt. Try that. Go ahead.
Physical pain is easily forgotten, but a moral chagrin lasts indefinitely.
It is notorious that the desire to live increases as life itself shortens.
What I think a doctor should do is prevent disease, by any means necessary.
This could never be a crime in any society which deems himself enlightened.
We need some honesty and sincerity instead of corrupt government in Washington.
Five to six thousand people die every year waiting for organs, but nobody cares.
If Christ can die in a barn, I think the death of a human in a van is not so bad.
My religion centers in different areas than what's considered conventional religion.
I hate to say this, but I'll repeat it: After death, all we know that you do is stink.
She made the decision that her existence had lost its meaning. And you cannot judge that.
It is idle to dispute with old men. Their opinions, like their cranial sutures, are ossified.
Nothing inspires more reverence and awe in me than an old man who knows how to change his mind.
There are no small problems. Problems that appear small are large problems that are not understood
I knew I was getting into one of the most illegal things in the world. It was the right thing to do.
Look at the forces against me. They don't want me out. They're afraid I'll cause trouble if I get out.