Who said “In the name of Hippocrates, doctors have invented the most exquisite form of torture…”?

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Luis Bunuel. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceMon Dernier soupir (My Last Sigh, 1983)

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“In the name of Hippocrates, doctors have invented the most exquisite form of torture ever known to man: survival.”
— Luis Bunuel
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Bunuel, L. (n.d.). In the name of Hippocrates, doctors have invented the most exquisite form of torture ever known to man: survival. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/5700-in-the-name-of-hippocrates-doctors-have-invented/

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Bunuel, Luis. “In the name of Hippocrates, doctors have invented the most exquisite form of torture ever known to man: survival.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/5700-in-the-name-of-hippocrates-doctors-have-invented/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Bunuel, Luis. “In the name of Hippocrates, doctors have invented the most exquisite form of torture ever known to man: survival.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/5700-in-the-name-of-hippocrates-doctors-have-invented/.

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