Grant Clemency

Famous quotes containing the words grant and/or clemency:

    “Every seventh year you shall grant a remission of debts.”
    —Bible: Hebrew, Deuteronomy 15:1.

    “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)