Clemency Quotes

“To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency”

“The Prophet (SAW) said: 'Knowledge is only gained through learning and clemency is only gained through perseverance.”

“God's forgiveness allows us to be honest with ourselves. We recognize our imperfections, admit our failures, and plead to God for clemency.”

“Hell is nothing but a place we wish God has created for our enemies, we ourselves think that he will ultimately show some kind of clemency towards us”

“Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our enemies, and who believe this to be great and manly. Nothing is so praiseworthy, nothing so clearly shows a great and noble soul, as clemency and readiness to forgive.”

“On Thanksgiving Day, during our family gathering, we pray you to have mercy on Antonio Pontón …”

“The Porto Ricans at Harvard University believe that the crime was a horrible one and it should be punished, but death penalty would add to, and not detract from, its horrors,” the Harvard students wrote. One of the student signatures on the letter was by Pedro Albizu y Campos who would later become a Puerto Rican promoter of ideals for the island’s independence from the United States.”

“Dear Governor Whitman, … Our father is not a simple criminal. … He was harassed by more ideas than his mind could stand. …”

“[The] self overcoming of justice: one knows the beautiful name it has given itself--mercy...”