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I'm going to sleep well tonight knowing that I made the right decision.

~George Ryan

Topics: Decision Going Knowing Made Right Right Decision Sleep Tonight Well

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Because the Illinois death penalty system is arbitrary and capricious - and therefore immoral - I no longer shall tinker with the machinery of death.

~George Ryan

Topics: Arbitrary Because Death Death Penalty Illinois Immoral Longer Machinery Penalty Shall System Therefore Tinker

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I support the death penalty. But I also think there has to be no margin for error.

~George Ryan

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Our capital system is haunted by the demon of error: error in determining guilt and error in determining who among the guilty deserves to die. What effect was race having? What effect was poverty having?

~George Ryan

Topics: Among Capital Demon Deserves Determining Die Effect Error Guilt Guilty Haunted Having Our Poverty Race System Who

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I don't know that we do. I had thought ours worked well, but I had never examined it too closely. A lot of media people will be looking for a case that might make Texas Governor George Bush think twice about what he's doing.

~George Ryan

Topics: About Bush Case Closely Doing Examined George George Bush Governor Had He Know Looking Lot Make Media Might Never Ours People Texas Think Thought Too Twice Well Will Worked

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Was I involved in selling drivers licenses to people illegally? Hell no I wasn't. Would I have tolerated it? Hell no.

~George Ryan

Topics: Drivers Hell Involved People Selling Tolerated Would

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While I have served in public office for 30 years, my professional training is as a pharmacist, not a lawyer or an accountant.

~George Ryan

Topics: Accountant Lawyer Office Pharmacist Professional Public Public Office Served Training While Years

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: February 24th, 1934

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