A line caught my eye in the Metro yesterday:
"He doesn't deserve mercy."
But that's the point of mercy.
Mercy is not: "Well, what you did wasn't so bad really, so I'll let you off."
Mercy is: "What you did was absolutely inexcusable. However, in spite of this, I'm going to let you off, although there's no reason at all why I should do so."
But that's the point of mercy.
Mercy is not: "Well, what you did wasn't so bad really, so I'll let you off."
Mercy is: "What you did was absolutely inexcusable. However, in spite of this, I'm going to let you off, although there's no reason at all why I should do so."
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