Chosen Quote by Barack Obama

He who pardons easily invites offense.

— Pierre Corneille

Of all presidential perks, the pardon power has a special significance. It is just the kind of authority that would attract the special attention…

— Barbara Olson

[Gerald Rudolph ] Ford pardoned Richard Nixon to save everybody that, and the Democrats were ticked about it.

— Rush Limbaugh

I saw what's going on under my chin. I don't want to be the one the President has to pardon on Thanksgiving.

— Joan Rivers

President Barack Obama, to his credit, has given - issued personal pardons in deserving cases. But he should go far beyond. He should proceed…

— Noam Chomsky

The man who pardons easily courts injury.

— Pierre Corneille

I believe that President Clinton considered the legal merits of the arguments for the pardon as he understood them, and he rendered his judgment,…

— John Podesta

Pardon is the virtue of victory.

— Giuseppe Mazzini

I thought Mike Pence did a fabulous job.

— Kellyanne Conway

They're mounting a campaign right now with the ACLU and a lot of different organizations advocating for [Edward Snoden] pardoning before [Barack] Obama leaves…

— Zachary Quinto

[Michael Flynn is] controversial among many people in the national security establishment, many people in the Republican mainstream. The thing about this appointment that,…

— Lawrence O'Donnell

Now, therefore, I, Gerald R. Ford, President of the United States, pursuant to the pardon power conferred upon me by Article II, Section 2,…

— Gerald R. Ford