“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 for creating the policies that led to these atrocities.” Has BeensGovernmentLevelsPolicyCreatingEvidenceAbuseTortureOfficialsSystematicAtrocitiesHigh LevelGovernment Officials Author:Anthony Romero
“The hopelessness of the Turkish Government should make me witness with delight its being swept out of the countries which it tortures. Next to the Ottoman Government nothing can be more deplorable and blameworthy than jealousies between Greek and Slav and plans by the States already existing for appropriating other territory. Why not Macedonia for the Macedonians as well as Bulgaria for the Bulgarians and Serbia for the Serbians?” ShouldWellsCountryStatesGovernmentNextPlansDelightWitnessGreekTortureWhy NotTerritoryHopelessnessTurkishSerbiaBulgariaOttomansMacedoniaBulgarians Author:William E. Gladstone
“In spite of muzzling the press, imprisoning thousands, and engaging in torture, kidnapping and murder, the Socialist government was still vulnerable to the accusation of being "soft on Basques.” StillsGovernmentMurderPressesVulnerableTortureSpiteSocialistEngagingAccusationKidnappingBasquesSocialist Government Book:The Basque History of the World Source: The Basque History of the World
“To large numbers of American citizens life in certain parts of the country becomes intolerably hazardous. They may be seized on any pretext, however flimsy, and put to death with horrible tortures. No government pretending to be civilized can go on condoning such atrocities. Either it must make every possible effort to put them down or it must suffer the scorn and contempt of Christendom.” MayCountryGovernmentCertainSufferingNumbersEffortGoes OnCitizensHorribleTortureCivilizedPretendingContemptScornLarge NumbersAtrocitiesAmerican CitizensPretextChristendomLynching Author:H. L. Mencken
“In more than half the nations of our world, torture certifies that the form of government is tyranny. Only tyranny, no matter how camouflaged, needs and employs torturers. Torture has no ideology.” WorldNeedsMatterGovernmentFormNationsHalfTyrannyIdeologyTortureOur WorldForms Of Government Book:The View From The Ground Source: The View From The Ground