A private soldier has as much right to justice as a major-general.

He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when sentence was about to be pronounced pleaded for mercy on the grounds that he was an orphan

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits that strict justice.

Slavery is founded on the selfishness of man's nature -- opposition to it on his love of justice.