Mercy/religion

Famous quotes containing the words mercy and/or religion:

    Laws ... proportionate and mild should never be dispensed with. Let mercy be the character of the law-giver, but let the judge be a mere machine.
    Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)

    When Religion and Royalty are swept away, the people will attack the great, and after the great, they will fall upon the rich.
    HonorĂ© De Balzac (1799–1850)