“Torture, as the art of discovering the truth, is barbaric nonsense; it is the application of a material means to a spiritual end.” MeanArtEndsSpiritualMaterialsTruth IsTortureNonsenseApplicationDiscoveringBarbaricDiscovering The Truth Book:Baudelaire, His Prose and Poetry Source: Baudelaire, His Prose and Poetry
“The best authorities are unanimous in saying that a war with H-bombs might possibly put an end to the human race. It is feared that if many H-bombs are used there will be universal death, sudden only for a minority, but for the majority a slow torture of disease and disintegration.” IfsHumansWarEndsMightUsedRaceDiseaseAuthorityUniversalMajorityHuman RaceTortureBombsMinoritiesDisintegration Book:Man's Peril, 1954-55 Source: Man's Peril, 1954-55