奥巴马政府公布的备忘录告诉我们，任何出于“责任感”或必要的“国防手段”而采纳貌似高尚的原则的人，或者因担心自身或同胞的生命与幸福而冲动的人，都有可能成为折磨别人的人。
The memos that the Obama administration has disclosed teach us that anyone who complies with seemingly noble principles dictated by a “sense of duty” or by the necessary “defense of the homeland,” or who is urged by a basic fear for his own life and welfare, or the lives and welfare of his kin, can become a torturer.