I am loath to call clemency what was, rather, the…

To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is cruelty.

— Maximilien Robespierre

Much more may a judge overweigh himself in cruelty than in clemency.

— Philip Sidney

Courage and clemency are equal virtues.

— Delarivier Manley

“I believed in clemency, once," Captain Noble said, at last, "A long time ago, before I learned that the world is a hard place,…

— G.L. Tysk

The uniqueness of executive clemency lies in the president's power to act without weighing guilt, innocence and legal principle.

— Asha Rangappa

The Gauls were endowed with all the advantages of art and nature; but as they wanted courage to defend them, they were justly condemned…

— Edward Gibbon

It behooves us, then, to humble ourselves before the Offended power, to confess our national sins, and pray for clemency and forgiveness.

— Abraham Lincoln

Clemency, which we make a virtue of, proceeds sometimes from vanity, sometimes from indolence, often from fear, and almost always from a mixture of…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

There was one awkward moment where a black man stood-up to ask a question and out of habit, Bush said 'Clemency denied.'

— Bill Maher

I don't wanna die, I'm not gonna lie to you. I admit that. And I'm not asking for clemency, I'm not asking for forgiveness.…

— Ted Bundy

To be good to the vile is to throw water into the sea.

— Miguel de Cervantes

I hope that a move toward clemency with Judge Afiuni would be a step towards the importance of maintaining a properly functioning justice system.

— Noam Chomsky

The beginning of divine wisdom is clemency and gentleness, which arise from greatness of soul and the bearing of infirmities.

— Isaac of Nineveh

A nation of slaves is always prepared to applaud the clemency of their master who, in the abuse of absolute power, does not proceed…

— Edward Gibbon

God's forgiveness allows us to be honest with ourselves. We recognize our imperfections, admit our failures, and plead to God for clemency.

— Jonathan Sacks