First of all, do any of you here think it's a crime to help a suffering human end his agony? Any of you think it is? Say so right now. Well, then, what are we doing here?
Jack KevorkianRead
The patient decides when it's best to go.
Interpretation
Every individual has the right to make their own choices about their life and death.
This quote by Jack Kevorkian emphasizes the importance of personal autonomy and the belief that individuals have the inherent right to decide when the time is right for them to leave this life. It suggests that such profound decisions should not be dictated by others but should instead respect the individual's own perspective on suffering and the values of their life.
In practice
A healthcare professional discussing end-of-life options with a patient.
First of all, do any of you here think it's a crime to help a suffering human end his agony? Any of you think it is? Say so right now. Well, then, what are we doing here?
I'm trying to knock the medical profession into accepting its responsibilities, and those responsibilities include assisting their patients with death.
My aim in helping the patient was not to cause death. My aim was to end suffering. It's got to be decriminalized.
Five to six thousand people die every year waiting for organs, but nobody cares.
Islam is itself destiny and will not suffer destiny.
While the gentleman cherishes benign rule, the small man cherishes his native land. While the gentleman cherishes a respect for the law, the small man cherishes generous treatment.
That Hegelian dialectics should provide a wonderful instrument for always being right, because they permit the interpretations of all defeats as the beginning of victory, is obvious. One of the most beautiful examples of this kind of sophistry occurred after 1933 when the German Communists for nearly two years refused to recognize that Hitler's victory had been a defeat for the German Communist Party.
Certainty is the mark of the commonsense life-gracious uncertainty is the mark of the spiritual life.
When it is understood that one loses joy and happiness in the attempt to possess them, the essence of natural farming will be realized. The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings.
In a well-functioning democracy, the state constitution is considered more important than God's holy book, whichever holy book that may be, and God matters only in your private life.
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