Quote by George Washington
Lenience will operate with greater force, in some instances than r

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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Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle. – George Washington

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Experience
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The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure. – George Washington

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power
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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. – George Washington

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It is easy to condemn, it is better to pity. – Lyman Abbott

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In case of doubt we should always lean on the side of mercy. – Source Unknown

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We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it. – Sir Winston Churchill

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Teach me to feel anothers woe. To hide the fault I see: That the mercy I show to others; that mercy also show to me. – Alexander Pope

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He who excuses himself accuses himself. – Gabriel Meurier, Trésor des sentences

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Suddenly a single shot on the extreme left rang out on the clear morning air, followed quickly by several others, and the whole line pushed rapidly forward through the brush. – John Gibbon

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The road not taken was not your path. – Michael Lipsey

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