Specifically, I’d like to debate whether cannibalism ought to be grounds for leniency in murders, since it’s less wasteful. — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
I plead for leniency. I understand that the road to redemption is going to be long for me. — Albert Gonzalez Copy Share Image
People have a lot less leniency for some reason for women straying from a relationship than they do for men. — Jason Segel Copy Share Image
A white lie is always pardonable. But he who tells the truth without compulsion merits no leniency. — Karl Kraus Copy Share Image
I'm very tough on crimes where there are victims who have been physically harmed. In such cases, I do not believe in… — Tom Price Copy Share Image
There is another side to chivalry. If it dispenses leniency, it may with equal justification invoke control. — Freda Adler Copy Share Image
He could very likely have appealed for leniency. At least he could have saved his life by agreeing to leave Athens. But… — Jostein Gaarder Copy Share Image
Harshness towards individuals who flout the laws and commands of the state is for the public good; no greater crime against the… — Cardinal Richelieu Copy Share Image
“When the Bolsheviks came to power they were soft and easy with their enemies... we had begun by making a mistake. Leniency… — Joseph Stalin Copy Share Image
“The process of leniency involves accepting the reality of the current situation and finding a satisfying meaning therein, as opposed to misconstruing… — Sandra L. Schneider Copy Share Image
At the very worst, if I have a short-lived career, at least I could say I sparked a change—that I inspired some… — Iggy Azalea Copy Share Image
Nothing can be more cruel than the leniency which abandons others to their sin. Nothing can be more compassionate than the severe… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
For any prosecutor, a decision to show leniency in sentencing must be weighed against multiple factors. Do they show remorse for their… — Brianna Wu Copy Share Image
Without [firmness] I see the majority of Communities that are lax reach that state because of the excessive leniency of Superiors. So,… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
We may gamble on outsmarting the law; we may even gamble on the leniency of man and the mercy of God-but no… — Sidney Greenberg Copy Share Image
“They thought they were employing an economy-saving doctrine of situational leniency, but they somehow failed to understand that by coming up with… — Matt Taibbi Copy Share Image
“Leniency and mercy. Men set free despite crimes, because they were good fathers, or well liked in the community, or in the… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“For he who quells disorder by a very few signal examples will in the end be more merciful than he who from… — Niccolò Machiavelli Copy Share Image
What moralist can deny that well-bred and vicious people are much more agreeable than their virtuous counterparts? Having crimes to atone for,… — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
Why should there be a different set of laws for criminals who are juveniles? As far as I am concerned there should… — Suresh Gopi Copy Share Image
“Rarely was Richelieu accused of leniency. In his hubris, he was alleged to have said, “Give me six lines written by the… — David Hackett Fischer Copy Share Image
I'm consciously aware, specifically with the comic book world, where there's a built-in fanbase. But, there's a little bit of leniency because… — Jeremy Renner Copy Share Image
Grace is not simply leniency when we have sinned. Grace is the enabling gift of God not to sin. Grace is power,… — John Piper Copy Share Image