February  UTC  What I mean about the passage I removed from the article is that I dont think its clearly worded What if I reword it something like this  While some opponents of capital punishment consider the right to life to be irrevocable some opponents of the death penalty argue that under the classical liberal doctrine of social contract theory no natural rights are irrevocable They argue that individuals form an implicit social contract with government ceding to the government natural rights such as the right to life so that their natural rights can be protected Therefore government has the right to take away an individuals right to life in order to protect the lives of others  Do you think this is a correct interpretation of the passage or can you offer an alternative wording Im basically trying to find a wording of the paragraph that will be more clear to readers  On my other question can you provide a citation for a death penalty supporter who has actually used this argument Its just that Ive never heard this precise argument made before and as you know we cant include the private opinions of Wikipedians