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Torture is senseless violence, born in fear... torture costs human lives but does not save them. we would almost be too lucky if these crimes were the work of savages: the truth is that torture makes torturers.
-Jean-Paul Sartre
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Torture Is Senseless Violence, Born In Fear...

Jean-Paul Sartre
Torture is senseless violence, born in fear... torture costs human lives but does not save them. we would almost be too lucky if these crimes were the work of savages: the truth is that torture makes torturers.
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