Another Voice Against Torture: John Donne

On the Harper’s blog, Scott Horton discusses a 1625 sermon delivered by John Donne opposing state-sponsored torture to make the case that opposing official cruelty is a moral and ethical position – not a partisan one. This is a point Elect to End Torture ’08 will be making from now until November 2008 as Americans of all political viewpoints come together to demand that the next president put an end to torture and official cruelty.

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Published on August 17, 2007

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