Friday 29 June 2007
There is a price to be paid for the right to be called a civilized nation. That price can be paid in only one currency—the currency of human rights…. The rule of law says that cruel and inhuman punishment is beneath the dignity of a civilized state…. We send a message to the jailers, interrogators, and those who make such practices possible and permissible: ‘Power is a fleeting thing. One day your souls will be required of you.’ Bishop Peter Storey ☀
