Friedrich Spee von Langenfeld Quotes

Friedrich Spee was a German Jesuit priest, professor, and poet, most noted as an opponent of trials for witchcraft. Spee was the first person in his time to present strong written and spoken arguments against torture, especially with regards to its unreliability in obtaining "truth" from someone undergoing painful questioning.His name is often incorrectly cited as "Friedrich von Spee".

✵ 25. February 1591 – 9. August 1635
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Cautio Criminalis
Friedrich Spee von Langenfeld
Cautio Criminalis
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Friedrich Spee von Langenfeld Quotes

“The tortured say yes to everything, and because they do not dare to withdraw, they must seal everything with death.”

Friedrich Spee von Langenfeld book Cautio Criminalis

Cautio Criminalis, or: Legal concerns about the witch trials. German by Joachim-Friedrich Ritter. Böhlaus Nachf. Weimar 1939. page 93

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