First time Quote by Jennifer Daskal

In the wake of 9/11, we were desperate to bring those responsible for the brutal attacks to justice. But even that urgency did not…

— Dianne Feinstein

The use of torture on suspected terrorists after Sept. 11 has already earned a place in American history's hall of shame, alongside the Alien…

— Jacob Weisberg

If torture is going to be administered as a last resort in the ticking-bomb case, to save enormous numbers of lives, it ought to…

— Alan Dershowitz

I truly believe that if torture had worked and there was a case to be made for it, we would see that on the…

— Robert Baer

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 problem, of course, lies with the realities concealed from us. This has always been the case. While the American public has slowly grappled…

— Jennifer Harbury

We continue to see undeniable evidence that abuse and torture has been widespread and systematic, yet high-level government officials have not been held accountable…

— Anthony Romero

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

Once you take yourself off the pedestal, saying, "It's bad for you to torture, but for us, this is our national security, so we're…

— Wesley Clark

The issue of torture, connected to American soldiers, is not somewhere most people want to linger. We may not want to confront this issue…

— Russell Banks

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

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