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.
- Jack Kevorkian Quote

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 of the patient is medically justified.
- Jack Kevorkian Quote

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

I didn't do this for other people; I did this for me. I fought for this right for me - does that sound selfish?
- Jack Kevorkian Quote

I don't enjoy good food. I don't enjoy flashy cars. I don't care if I live in a dump. I don't enjoy good clothes. This is the best I've dressed in months.
- Jack Kevorkian Quote

I gambled and I lost. I failed in securing my options for this choice for myself, but I succeeded in verifying the Dark Age is still with us.
- Jack Kevorkian Quote

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

I will go to what they call a court. Only they call it a court.
- Jack Kevorkian Quote

I'm for absolute autonomy of the individual, and an adult, competent woman has absolute autonomy. It's her choice.
- Jack Kevorkian Quote

It's the boredom that kills you. You read until you're tired of that. You do crossword puzzles until you're tired of that. This is torture. This is mental torture.
- Jack Kevorkian Quote

Let's hope you feel better now.
- Jack Kevorkian Quote

Listen, when you take my liberty away, you've taken away more-something more precious than life. I mean, what good is a life without liberty? Huh? None.
- Jack Kevorkian Quote

Look at the forces against me. They don't want me out. They're afraid I'll cause trouble if I get out.
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My intent was to carry out my duty as a doctor, to end their suffering. Unfortunately, that entailed, in their cases, ending of the life.
- Jack Kevorkian Quote

My religion centers in different areas than what's considered conventional religion.
- Jack Kevorkian Quote

None of them want to delay. Understand that. None of them.
- Jack Kevorkian Quote

Rotten travesty. Yeah. Send me to jail for contempt. Try that. Go ahead.
- Jack Kevorkian Quote

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

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.
- Jack Kevorkian Quote

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.
- Jack Kevorkian Quote

The Supreme Court of the United States... has validated the Nazi method of execution in... concentration camps, starving them to death.
- Jack Kevorkian Quote

There's no doubt I expect to die in prison.
- Jack Kevorkian Quote

This is not a trial. This is a lynching. There is no law.
- Jack Kevorkian Quote

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

When history looks back, it will prove what I'll die knowing.
- Jack Kevorkian Quote

When your conscience says law is immoral, don't follow it.
- Jack Kevorkian Quote

You can cite me for contempt, Your Honor. I don't care.
- Jack Kevorkian Quote