/cat:A/pri:U/sld:A/por:1/for:5/slu:PM-MCVEIGH 2ndLd-Writethru ----- @TEXT <B>PM-McVeigh, 2nd Ld-Writethru, a0621-624-626-535,0777<P> <B>URGENT<P> <B>McVeigh sentenced to death; quotes Brandeis about teaching by example<P> <B>AP Photos staffing<P> <B>By SANDY SHORE<P> <B>Associated Press Writer<P> DENVER (AP) - Timothy McVeigh was formally sentenced to death today for the Oklahoma City bombing after he quoted Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis that the government "teaches the whole people by its example." McVeigh, wearing tan khaki slacks and tan shirt, was animated as he awaited the arrival of U.S. District Judge Richard Matsch, but turned grim after the death sentence was handed down. He spoke briefly before Matsch formally imposed the jury-sanctioned verdict. McVeigh quoted from a dissenting opinion written by Brandeis in 1928 in a wiretapping case, Olmstead vs. United States. McVeigh said: "He wrote, "Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good or for ill, it teaches the whole people by its example.' That's all I have, Your Honor." McVeigh made his brief statement, which may have been a slap at the government that prosecuted him, in rapid-fire, clipped tones. He did not plead for his life or admit to any role in the bombing. Victims in the courtroom sat stone-faced and some stared angrily as McVeigh made his comments. Outside the courthouse, prosecutor Joseph Hartzler warned reporters, "Don't interpret his words as those of a spokesman or a statesman." McVeigh's lawyer, Stephen Jones, said, "today is a solemn day of judgment to follow through on the jury's verdict." He said he filed a notice of appeal this morning. [...]