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"We cannot hide behind the law and not have mercy" Mr. Jackson said, calling the withholding of food and water inhumane, immoral and unnecessary.

— Jesse Jackson

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Forgiveness

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Deliberation and debate is the way you stir the soul of our democracy.

That's all Hymie wants to talk about is Israel. Every time you go to Hymietown that's all they want to talk about.

America is a liberal idea. Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses - not your rich, and your elite and your aristocrats.

We've removed the ceiling above our dreams. There are no more impossible dreams.

Rising tides don't lift all boats, particularly those stuck at the bottom. For the boats stuck at the bottom there's a misery index.

Address to the Democratic National Convention (1984)

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It is better for a leader to make a mistake in forgiving than to make a mistake in punishing.

Muhammad

Wilt Thou indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? Peradventure there are fifty righteous within the city; wilt Thou indeed sweep away and not forgive the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?

Abraham

It is better for a leader to make a mistake in forgiving than to make a mistake in punishing.

Al-Tirmidhi

I also am other than what I imagine myself to be. To know this is forgiveness.

Simone Weil Simone Weil : An Anthology (1986)

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