Application Quote by Charles Baudelaire

Tortures are a dangerous invention, and seem to be a test of endurance rather than of truth.

— Michel de Montaigne

The one thing we know about torture is that it was never designed in the first place to get at the actual truth of…

— Andrew Sullivan

The aim of torture is to destroy a person as a human being, to destroy their identity and soul. It is more evil than…

— Inge Genefke

The use of torture is contrary to sound judgment and common sense. Humanity itself cries out against it, and demands it to be utterly…

— Catherine the Great

There's been a lot of experience with torture in history. It doesn't work.

— Molly Ivins

“The most effective torture is not physical—it is mental of course. The mind can imagine terrors far more horrific than you could ever physically…

— Raine Miller

Torture is how you create enemies, not how you defeat them... Torture is how you get bad information, not good intelligence. Torture is how…

— Barack Obama

Torture is how you create enemies, not how you defeat them.

— Barack Obama

The aim of torture is to destroy a person as a human being, to destroy their identity and soul. It is more evil than…

— Inge Genefke

Fancy tortures more people than does reality

— Ouida

“What’s the definition of torture? I’ll tell you what it is. It’s when someone you can’t stand to be parted from leaves you to…

— Suzanne Palmieri

Torture goes against the very soul of our country. We are a democracy, established on the rule of law.

— Dianne Feinstein