Around the world Quote by George W. Bush

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

— Dianne Feinstein

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

Torture is banned but in two-thirds of the world's countries it is still being committed in secret. Too many governments still allow wrongful imprisonment,…

— Peter Benenson

The United States is now relearning an ancient lesson, dating back to the Roman Empire. Brutalizing an enemy only serves to brutalize the army…

— James Risen

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

Torture is such a slippery slope; as soon as you allow a society or any legal system to do that, almost instantly you get…

— Iain Banks

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 injures everyone who comes into contact with it and corrodes the country that abides it.

— Rene Balcer

Not only is America a country where torture is now policy. It's now outsourced. It's given to companies at a cost-plus basis. It's a…

— John Cusack

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

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

— Molly Ivins

I don't know about torture. I have educated myself on many things but on torture I have not known the boundary between what is…

— Yoweri Museveni