Broken Quote by Julian Baggini

In this regard, I reiterate that the prohibition against torture cannot be contravened under any circumstances.

— Pope Benedict XVI

Torture remains unacceptable and unjustified at all times, including during states of emergency, political instability, or even in a war.

— Antonio Guterres

I am one of the few people I know of who has argued in print that torture may be an ethical necessity in our…

— Sam Harris

We have laws against torture. The Constitution says nothing whatever about torture. It speaks of punishment; 'cruel and unusual' punishments are forbidden.

— Antonin Scalia

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

— Mike Pence

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 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, as the art of discovering the truth, is barbaric nonsense; it is the application of a material means to a spiritual end.

— Charles Baudelaire

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

The alternative position to whether torture is acceptable - that's not an alternative position, that's barbarism. The question here is not whether torture is…

— Henry Giroux

This is not to condone torture, which is still prohibited by the Torture Convention and federal criminal law.

— John Yoo

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