To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is cruelty.

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To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is cruelty.

-- Anonymous

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Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. ~ John F. Kennedy

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You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might pray also in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance.

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