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Torture is an impermissible evil. Except under two circumstances. The first is the ticking time bomb. An innocent's life is at stake. The bad guy you have captured possesses information that could save this life. He refuses to divulge. In such a case, the choice is easy.

— Charles Krauthammer

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I believe that the pursuit of truth and right ideas through honest debate and rigorous argument is a noble undertaking.

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