Truth and mercy require the exertion – never the suppression, of man’s noble rights and powers. – Gerrit Smith
The confessional is not a torture chamber, but the place in which the Lord’s mercy motivates us to do better. – Pope Francis
Authority has to exist before it can be limited, and it is authority that is in scarce supply in those modernizing countries where government is at the mercy of alienated intellectuals, rambunctious colonels, and rioting students. – Ferdinand Marcos
Keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life. – The Bible Jude 1:21
As for restitutions, to nobody in particular do I owe any, but as for those I owe to the realm, I hope in the mercy of God. – Louis XIV
If you’re an actor, you’re at the mercy of a script. You’ve got far more control if you’re the photographer. – Kathryn Prescott
While the Bible’s account of the flood is one of judgment, it is also one of mercy and salvation. – Ken Ham
Too often, Indian tribes are at the mercy of the shifting political winds of State government. – Jim Costa
A Protestant has seldom any mercy shown him, and a Jew, who turns Christian, is far from being secure. – John Foxe
In a condition of society and under an industrial organization which places labor completely at the mercy of capital, the accumulations of capital will necessarily be rapid, and an unequal distribution of wealth is at once to be observed. – Leland Stanford
There are two things that Jack Bauer never does. Show mercy, and go to the bathroom. – Kiefer Sutherland
In God He has shown all you people what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. – The Bible Micah 6:8
I would make this war as severe as possible, and show no symptoms of tiring till the South begs for mercy. – William Tecumseh Sherman
When you’re public, you’re at the mercy of the markets. You can be doing extremely well, but if the markets are in the tank or your industry is in the tank, you don’t get rewarded for it. – Tilman J. Fertitta
Writing checks for charities is necessary and important. But it can’t compare with corporal works of mercy, which are infinitely greater. – William E. Simon
Amnesty is as good for those who give it as for those who receive it. It has the admirable quality of bestowing mercy on both sides. – Victor Hugo
