Torture is something that should never be used in a legalized, official manner, but I wouldn't hesitate to use it on some son-of-a-bitch that had strapped my son to a bomb.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell