Quote by Abraham Lincoln
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict jus

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice. – Abraham Lincoln

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Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up, and shake off the existing government, and form a new one that suits them better. This is a most valuable – a most sacred right – a right, which we hope and believe, is to liberate the world. – Abraham Lincoln

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If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. – Abraham Lincoln

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There are three things in the world that deserve no mercy, hypocrisy, fraud, and tyranny. – Frederick William Robertson

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Lenience will operate with greater force, in some instances than rigor. It is therefore my first wish to have all of my conduct distinguished by it. – George Washington

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Clemency is one of the brightest diamonds in the crown of majesty. – W. Secker

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Blessed are the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy. Mathew – Bible

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