Spanisg Inquisition Quotes

“By its vigilance and by coordinating its efforts throughout the peninsula, it may be argued that the Inquisition checked the seeds of heresy before they could be sown. This view, however, is both naïve and optimistic. At no time in history have governments been able to identify and eliminate security threats before they happen.”
― Henry Kamen, The Spanish Inquisition: A Historical Revision