“[The] barbaric custom of flogging men suspected of having important secrets to reveal must be abolished. It has always been recognized that this method of interrogation, subjecting men to torture, is useless. Wretched people say everything that comes into their heads and everything they think you want to believe. Consequently, the commander in chief forbids the use of a method contrary to reason and humanity,” said Napoleon Bonaparte in 1798. Already in the 18th century, the French leader realized how illogical it was to use pain to obtain information. However, researching historical information, the use of torture is not unknown to mankind. First it was the Greeks; who tortured criminals because they believed that since criminals possess no honor, they will lie and pain is the only way to make them tell the truth. Then the Romans, who also used torture, even though its effectiveness was already questioned at the time: "Others are so little capable of suffering that they would prefer to lie." Later, in the 12th-13th centuries, the interrogation of suspects with the help of torture appeared in Europe. Canon law was invented, which provided for trials of the accused. However, if there was only “half evidence,” the suspect could undergo torture in order to confess to his actions. Then it was the Inquisition that was famous for its methods of obtaining what was desired and for the trials of heretics. So when the Templars in France refused to lend funds to the king, he had them accused of heresy, tortured them into confessions, executed them, and then confiscated their property. Later, during the period of the Enlightenment, torture as a method of acquiring information was banned in Europe about… halfway through the paper… states: “[…] you can make anyone confess anything if the torture is bad enough " (Ross and Esposito 1). Works Cited "Bush Open Confesses to Authorization of Torture, No Prosecution for Destruction of CIA Tape: Why We Care, and Why Bush Should Care." http://ccrjustice.org. The Center for Constitutional Rights, nd Web. 04 May 2014. "How to defeat a terrorist", Interrogation and torture with the author Tony Camerino. Dir. TheLipTV YouTube, 9 August 2012. Web. 01 May 2014. Saussman, David. “What's Wrong with Torture?” Wiley Online Library, December 16, 2004. Web. April 15, 2014. Ramos, Barbara, Christopher DiPuis, Dennis Galvin, Eiman Zolfaghari, and Sean Davin Cardeno Rep. Np: np, 2005. Web. Ross, Brian and Richard Esposito. "Description of the CIA's harsh interrogation techniques." ABC News. ABC News Network, November 18, 2005. Web. May 3 2014.