“[The] barbaric custom of whipping men suspected of having important secrets to reveal must be abolished. It has always been recognized that this method of interrogation, subjecting the men to torture, was unnecessary. The miserable people say whatever comes to mind and whatever they think we want to believe. Consequently, the Commander-in-Chief prohibits 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, in researching historical information, the use of torture is not unknown to humanity. First, it was the Greeks; who tortured criminals because they believed that since criminals have no honor, they will lie and that pain is the only way to make them tell the truth. Then the Romans, who also used torture, even if already at that time its effectiveness was questioned: “Others are so little capable of suffering that they will prefer to lie”. Later, in the 12th and 13th centuries, the interrogation of suspects using torture appeared in Europe. Canon law was invented – providing trials for the accused. However, if there was only "half evidence", the suspect could be tortured into confessing to his actions. Then it was the Inquisition which was known for its methods used to obtain what was desired and for its trials with heretics. Thus, when the Templars of France refused to lend funds to the king, he had them accused of heresy, tortured them to make them confess, executed them and then confiscated their property. Subsequently, torture as a method of obtaining intelligence was banned in Europe during the Enlightenment period, around middle of paper...... states: "[...] you can bring anyone to confess to anything if the torture is bad enough” (Ross and Esposito 1). Works Cited "Bush Openly Admits Authorization of Torture, No Prosecution for Destruction of CIA Tapes: Why We Care and Why Bush Should Care." http://ccrjustice.org. The Center for Constitutional Rights, nd Web. May 4, 2014. “How to Break a Terrorist,” Interrogation and Torture with author Tony Camerino. Real. The LipTV. YouTube. YouTube, August 9, 2012. Web. May 1, 2014. Saussman, David. “What’s wrong with torture?” Wiley Online Library. Np, December 16, 2004. Web. April 15, 2014. Ramos, Barbara, Christopher DiPuis, Dennis Galvin, Eiman Zolfaghari and Sean Davin Cardeno. Interrogations and torture. Representative Np: np, 2005. Web.Ross, Brian and Richard Esposito. "Described the CIA's Harsh Interrogation Techniques." ABC News. ABC News Network, November 18, 2005. Web. May 3 2014.