Kucinich on Civil Liberties and Domestic Security
from www.glassbooth.org
Dennis Kucinich on Civil Liberties and Domestic Security:
- "I tell you who I put on a pedestal: Ben Franklin; who said that those who would give up their essential liberties to obtain a measure of security - deserve neither."
- "Torture degrades us as a people. History has shown that when torture is employed, interrogators become lazy and brutal, and many, many innocent people die or are destroyed for life. Our humanity is the first death in the process. My reasons for opposing torture are not just the clear moral prohibition, but a more practical reason: What would you do if your child was tortured -- especially if they were innocent, as so many tortured people are? Torture breeds torture and brutality. Torture is a slope no American should step onto."
Dennis Kucinich on Civil Liberties and Domestic Security:
- "I tell you who I put on a pedestal: Ben Franklin; who said that those who would give up their essential liberties to obtain a measure of security - deserve neither."
- "Torture degrades us as a people. History has shown that when torture is employed, interrogators become lazy and brutal, and many, many innocent people die or are destroyed for life. Our humanity is the first death in the process. My reasons for opposing torture are not just the clear moral prohibition, but a more practical reason: What would you do if your child was tortured -- especially if they were innocent, as so many tortured people are? Torture breeds torture and brutality. Torture is a slope no American should step onto."