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

Quote by Jack Kevorkian

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Am I a criminal? The world knows I'm not a criminal. What are they trying...

Am I a criminal? The world knows I'm not a criminal. What are they trying...

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

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

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...

I'd find it demeaning to be cleaning toilets.

I'd find it demeaning to be cleaning toilets.

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...

There's no doubt I expect to die in prison.

There's no doubt I expect to die in prison.

Five to six thousand people die every year waiting for organs, but nobody cares.

Five to six thousand people die every year waiting for organs, but nobody cares.

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 -...

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

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

What are friends? Some people are nice. Some people aren't. There are some I'm fairly...

What are friends? Some people are nice. Some people aren't. There are some I'm fairly...

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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 patient decides when it's best to go.

The patient decides when it's best to go.

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

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

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...

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...