History Quote by Meredith Duran
““Force persuades a person to speak, but it cannot guarantee his honesty. Quite the reverse: it will extract confessions from innocents and lies from simple sinners...””
About This Quote
Source Essay: Ethics of Interrogation, 2018
Force can make people speak, but it often yields false honesty or false confessions.
In simple terms: Force leads to unreliable truth.
Key Takeaway
Question the validity of forced statements.
Themes
truth
coercion
ethics
Mood
critical
thoughtful
Type
philosophical
ethical
When to use this quote
- police interrogations
- court testimonies
- conflict resolution
Key Concepts
law
psychology
justice
Questions to Reflect On
- When is coercion justified?
- How to verify forced statements?
A Different Perspective
May ignore contexts where truth emerges.
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