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Top 25 John Yoo Quotes (2025 Update)

John Yoo Quote: “Congress’s definition of torture in those laws – the infliction of severe mental or physical pain – leaves room for interrogation methods that go beyond polite conversation.”

1. “Congress’s definition of torture in those laws – the infliction of severe mental or physical pain – leaves room for interrogation methods that go beyond polite conversation.”

John Yoo Quote: “The United States has used force abroad more than 130 times, but has only declared war five times – the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, the Spanish-American War, and World Wars I and II.”

2. “The United States has used force abroad more than 130 times, but has only declared war five times – the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, the Spanish-American War, and World Wars I and II.”

John Yoo Quote: “There was nothing wrong – and everything right – with analyzing a law that establishes boundaries on interrogation in the war on terrorism.”

3. “There was nothing wrong – and everything right – with analyzing a law that establishes boundaries on interrogation in the war on terrorism.”

John Yoo Quote: “Human-rights advocates, for example, claim that the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners is of a piece with President Bush’s 2002 decision to deny al Qaeda and Taliban fighters the legal status of prisoners of war under the Geneva Conventions.”

4. “Human-rights advocates, for example, claim that the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners is of a piece with President Bush’s 2002 decision to deny al Qaeda and Taliban fighters the legal status of prisoners of war under the Geneva Conventions.”

John Yoo Quote: “In light of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, critics are arguing that abuses of Iraqi prisoners are being produced by a climate of disregard for the laws of war.”

5. “In light of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, critics are arguing that abuses of Iraqi prisoners are being produced by a climate of disregard for the laws of war.”

John Yoo Quote: “First Amendment speech and press rights may also be subordinated to the overriding need to wage war successfully.”

6. “First Amendment speech and press rights may also be subordinated to the overriding need to wage war successfully.”

John Yoo Quote: “The effort to blur the lines between Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib reflects a deep misunderstanding about the different legal regimes that apply to Iraq and the war against al Qaeda.”

7. “The effort to blur the lines between Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib reflects a deep misunderstanding about the different legal regimes that apply to Iraq and the war against al Qaeda.”

John Yoo Quote: “Personally, I do not think that torture is necessary. But it may be the case that interrogation methods that go beyond questioning, but do not arise to the level of torture, may be necessary to get actionable intelligence from high-ranking al Qaeda leaders.”

8. “Personally, I do not think that torture is necessary. But it may be the case that interrogation methods that go beyond questioning, but do not arise to the level of torture, may be necessary to get actionable intelligence from high-ranking al Qaeda leaders.”

John Yoo Quote: “Under the Geneva Convention, for example, a POW is required only to provide name, rank, and serial number and cannot receive any benefits for cooperating.”

9. “Under the Geneva Convention, for example, a POW is required only to provide name, rank, and serial number and cannot receive any benefits for cooperating.”

John Yoo Quote: “American soldiers had to guard prisoners on the inside while receiving mortar and weapons fire from the outside. Guantanamo is distant from any battlefield, making it far more secure.”

10. “American soldiers had to guard prisoners on the inside while receiving mortar and weapons fire from the outside. Guantanamo is distant from any battlefield, making it far more secure.”

John Yoo Quote: “It has never demonstrated any desire to provide humane treatment to captured Americans. If anything, the murders of Nicholas Berg and Daniel Pearl declare al Qaeda’s intentions to kill even innocent civilian prisoners.”

11. “It has never demonstrated any desire to provide humane treatment to captured Americans. If anything, the murders of Nicholas Berg and Daniel Pearl declare al Qaeda’s intentions to kill even innocent civilian prisoners.”

John Yoo Quote: “This is not to condone torture, which is still prohibited by the Torture Convention and federal criminal law.”

12. “This is not to condone torture, which is still prohibited by the Torture Convention and federal criminal law.”

John Yoo Quote: “I believe that the power to declare war is most important in limiting the powers of the national government in regard to the rights of its citizens, but that it does not require Congress to give its approval before the president uses force abroad.”

13. “I believe that the power to declare war is most important in limiting the powers of the national government in regard to the rights of its citizens, but that it does not require Congress to give its approval before the president uses force abroad.”

John Yoo Quote: “We can guess that the unacceptable conduct of the soldiers at Abu Ghraib resulted in part from the dangerous state of affairs on the ground in a theater of war.”

14. “We can guess that the unacceptable conduct of the soldiers at Abu Ghraib resulted in part from the dangerous state of affairs on the ground in a theater of war.”

John Yoo Quote: “It is the policy of the United States not to engage in torture, and there are federal criminal laws that prohibit torture.”

15. “It is the policy of the United States not to engage in torture, and there are federal criminal laws that prohibit torture.”

John Yoo Quote: “While Taliban fighters had an initial claim to protection under the conventions, they lost POW status by failing to obey the standards of conduct for legal combatants: wearing uniforms, a responsible command structure, and obeying the laws of war.”

16. “While Taliban fighters had an initial claim to protection under the conventions, they lost POW status by failing to obey the standards of conduct for legal combatants: wearing uniforms, a responsible command structure, and obeying the laws of war.”

John Yoo Quote: “It is also worth asking whether the strict limitations of Geneva make sense in a war against terrorists.”

17. “It is also worth asking whether the strict limitations of Geneva make sense in a war against terrorists.”

John Yoo Quote: “Once the attacks occur, as we learned on Sept. 11, it is too late. It makes little sense to deprive ourselves of an important, and legal, means to detect and prevent terrorist attacks while we are still in the middle of a fight to the death with al Qaeda.”

18. “Once the attacks occur, as we learned on Sept. 11, it is too late. It makes little sense to deprive ourselves of an important, and legal, means to detect and prevent terrorist attacks while we are still in the middle of a fight to the death with al Qaeda.”

John Yoo Quote: “Declarations of war have never been a constitutional requirement for military action abroad.”

19. “Declarations of war have never been a constitutional requirement for military action abroad.”

John Yoo Quote: “Al Qaeda operates by launching surprise attacks on civilian targets with the goal of massive casualties. Our only means for preventing future attacks, which could use WMDs, is by acquiring information that allows for pre-emptive action.”

20. “Al Qaeda operates by launching surprise attacks on civilian targets with the goal of massive casualties. Our only means for preventing future attacks, which could use WMDs, is by acquiring information that allows for pre-emptive action.”

John Yoo Quote: “Without territory, it does not even have the resources to provide detention facilities for prisoners, even if it were interested in holding captured POWs.”

21. “Without territory, it does not even have the resources to provide detention facilities for prisoners, even if it were interested in holding captured POWs.”

John Yoo Quote: “President Bush and his commanders announced early in the conflict that the Conventions applied.”

22. “President Bush and his commanders announced early in the conflict that the Conventions applied.”

John Yoo Quote: “Al Qaeda is not a nation-state and it has not signed the Geneva Conventions. It shows no desire to obey the laws of war; if anything it directly violates them by disguising themselves as civilians and attacking purely civilian targets to cause massive casualties.”

23. “Al Qaeda is not a nation-state and it has not signed the Geneva Conventions. It shows no desire to obey the laws of war; if anything it directly violates them by disguising themselves as civilians and attacking purely civilian targets to cause massive casualties.”

John Yoo Quote: “If the Court were to extend its reach to the base, judges could begin managing conditions of confinement, interrogation methods, and the use of information.”

24. “If the Court were to extend its reach to the base, judges could begin managing conditions of confinement, interrogation methods, and the use of information.”

John Yoo Quote: “Nonetheless, Article 5 makes clear that if an Iraqi civilian who is not a member of the armed forces, has engaged in attacks on Coalition forces, the Geneva Convention permits the use of more coercive interrogation approaches to prevent future attacks.”

25. “Nonetheless, Article 5 makes clear that if an Iraqi civilian who is not a member of the armed forces, has engaged in attacks on Coalition forces, the Geneva Convention permits the use of more coercive interrogation approaches to prevent future attacks.”

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