Grant Clemency

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“Not necessity, not desire—no, the love of power is the demon of mankind. Grant them everything, health, food, housing, entertainment—they are and remain unhappy and anxious: for the demon waits and waits, and wants to be satisfied.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

“The clemency of princes is very often only a state-trick, to gain upon the affections of their subjects.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)