sentences:  Camus's view is similar to that of Cesare Beccaria and the Marquis de Sade, the latter having also argued that murder premeditated and carried out by the state was the worst kind.Camus states that he does not base his argument on sympathy for the convicted but on logical grounds and on proven statistics.Camus also argues that capital punishment is an easy option for the government where remedy and reform may be possible.