Abhor Quote by David Miliband

If waterboarding does not constitute torture, then there is no such thing as torture.

— Christopher Hitchens

I apply the Abraham Lincoln test for moral casuistry: 'If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong.' Well, then, if waterboarding does not constitute…

— Christopher Hitchens

Torture, including practices like waterboarding, violates the legal and moral standards of all civilized nations.

— Jerrold Nadler

In more than half the nations of our world, torture certifies that the form of government is tyranny. Only tyranny, no matter how camouflaged,…

— Martha Gellhorn

There's just no doubt in my mind - under any set of rules - water boarding is torture.

— Tom Ridge

Torture anywhere is an affront to human dignity everywhere... I call on all governments to join with the United States and the community of…

— George W. Bush

I think you have to repudiate torture and I think you have to end what's going on at Guantanamo and you have to live…

— Wesley Clark

Even if torture works, it cannot be tolerated -- not in one case or a thousand or a million. If their efficacy becomes the…

— John Kiriakou

Torture gives you reliable and unreliable information. That's the reason why most people in the world don't do it. So this idea that you…

— John McCain

Torture is illegal. Torture is banned by various provisions of the law. I support that.

— Mike Pence

I have said repeatedly that America doesn't torture and I'm going to make sure that we don't torture. Those are part and parcel an…

— Barack Obama

With respect to Guantanamo, Guantanamo was a place that historically has been used to return individuals who are interdicted at sea. That is not…

— Alejandro Mayorkas