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title: "3 Purpose Torture Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Purpose Torture quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Purpose Torture sayings and thoughts."
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> [The purpose of torture is not getting information. It's spreading fear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eduardo-galeano/the-purpose-of-torture-is-not-getting-information-it-s-spreading-fear/)

[Eduardo Galeano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eduardo-galeano/)

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> [“When they tear a workingman's hand in a machine or kill him, you can understand-- the workingman himself is at fault. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maxim-gorky/when-they-tear-a-workingman-s-hand-in-a-machine-or-kill-him-you-can/)

[Maxim Gorky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maxim-gorky/)

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> [“They locked me up with a boy. A boy . Dear god. They're trying to kill me. They've done it one purpose.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/they-locked-me-up-with-a-boy-a-boy-dear-god-they-re-trying-to-kill-me/)

[Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bc/tahereh-mafi-229_dear-god_they-locked-me-up-with-a-boy-a-boy-dear_3020164.jpg)

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