Banned Quote by Peter Benenson

Torture is illegal, both in the U.S. and abroad. So - and that is true for the Bush administration and for any other administration.

— Jane Mayer

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

— Dianne Feinstein

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

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 and must remain illegal. Warrantless wiretapping is also illegal, as was the transfer of Guantanamo detainees to Qatar without proper notice.

— Joe Sestak

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

The United States government does not authorise or condone torture of detainees. Torture, and conspiracy to commit torture, are crimes under US law, wherever…

— Condoleezza Rice

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

It is the policy of the United States not to engage in torture, and there are federal criminal laws that prohibit torture.

— John Yoo

Torture continues to be practiced around the world by rogue regimes whose cruel methods match their determination to crush the human spirit.

— George W. Bush

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