Lois McMaster Bujold (1949) Science Fiction and fantasy author from the USA
World of the Five Gods series, The Curse of Chalion (2000)
“Mercy is of greater value than justice.”
La clémence vaut mieux que la justice.
Source: Reflections and Maxims (1746), p. 174.
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“I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.”
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Attributed in Lincoln Memorial (1882) edited by Osborn Oldroyd
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Mitt Romney (1947) American businessman and politician
Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA, , quoted in [2012-05-13, In LU Speech, Romney Boldly Touts Faith, and Traditional American Values, Jason, Johnson, Bearing Drift, http://bearingdrift.com/2012/05/13/in-lu-speech-romney-boldly-touts-faith-and-traditional-american-values/, 2012-05-15]
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Quotes from secondary sources, Smooth Stones Taken From Ancient Brooks, 1860
“Mercy and justice, marching cheek by joule.”
Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas (1544–1590) French writer
First Week, First Day.
La Semaine; ou, Création du monde (1578)
William Quan Judge (1851–1896) American occult writer
The Ocean of Theosophy by William Q. Judge (1893), Chapter 11, Karma
“The Underworld had no mercy. It only had justice”
Rick Riordan book The Blood of Olympus
Source: The Blood of Olympus
“Thwackum was for doing justice, and leaving mercy to heaven.”
Henry Fielding (1707–1754) English novelist and dramatist
Book III, Ch. 10
The History of Tom Jones (1749)
