Power does not pardon, power punishes.
~ Amit Kalantri
With genius, as with beauty -- all, well almost all, is forgiven.
~ Susan Sontag
The process of leniency involves accepting the reality of the current situation and finding a satisfying meaning therein, as opposed to misconstruing or denying the facts of the situation.
~ Sandra L. Schneider
[The] self overcoming of justice: one knows the beautiful name it has given itself--mercy...
~ Friedrich Nietzsche
It's not about the extent to which something happened or did not happen; it's whether we choose to confront evil and call it what it is, or simply let it pass because it 'wasn't enough of a big deal'.
~ Joyce Rachelle
