None of them want to delay. Understand that. None of them.

Quote by Jack Kevorkian

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

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

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

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

The patient decides when it's best to go.

The patient decides when it's best to go.

I didn't do this for other people; I did this for me. I fought for...

I didn't do this for other people; I did this for me. I fought for...

First of all, do any of you here think it's a crime to help a...

First of all, do any of you here think it's a crime to help a...

I will admit, like Socrates and Aristotle and Plato and some other philosophers, that there...

I will admit, like Socrates and Aristotle and Plato and some other philosophers, that there...

I don't persuade to suicide.

I don't persuade to suicide.

Among doctors in general, I think more than half support what I'm doing.

Among doctors in general, I think more than half support what I'm doing.

The Supreme Court of the United States... has validated the Nazi method of execution in......

The Supreme Court of the United States... has validated the Nazi method of execution in......

The patient's autonomy always, always should be respected, even if it is absolutely contrary -...

The patient's autonomy always, always should be respected, even if it is absolutely contrary -...

There is nothing anyone can do anyway. The public has no power. The government knows...

There is nothing anyone can do anyway. The public has no power. The government knows...

Maybe I won't stay out of prison. Who knows?

Maybe I won't stay out of prison. Who knows?

Not one has shown an iota of fear of death. They want to end this...

Not one has shown an iota of fear of death. They want to end this...

Rotten travesty. Yeah. Send me to jail for contempt. Try that. Go ahead.

Rotten travesty. Yeah. Send me to jail for contempt. Try that. Go ahead.

I gambled and I lost. I failed in securing my options for this choice for...

I gambled and I lost. I failed in securing my options for this choice for...

I'd find it demeaning to be cleaning toilets.

I'd find it demeaning to be cleaning toilets.

As a medical doctor, it is my duty to evaluate the situation with as much...

As a medical doctor, it is my duty to evaluate the situation with as much...

I'm for absolute autonomy of the individual, and an adult, competent woman has absolute autonomy....

I'm for absolute autonomy of the individual, and an adult, competent woman has absolute autonomy....

My intent was to carry out my duty as a doctor, to end their suffering....

My intent was to carry out my duty as a doctor, to end their suffering....

The American people are sheep. They're comfortable, rich, working. It's like the Romans, they're happy...

The American people are sheep. They're comfortable, rich, working. It's like the Romans, they're happy...