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Quote by Eugene V. Debs

“I know that the Kaiser incarnates all there is of brute force and of murder. And yet I would not, if I had the power, kill the Kaiser. I would do to him what Thomas Paine wanted to do to the king of England. He said, "Destroy the king, but save the man.”

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Eugene V. Debs

Eugene V. Debs was a prominent American political leader born on November 5, 1855, and died on October 20, 1926. He was a steadfast socialist and ran for the presidency of the United States four times. more

“Don't kill me,' said the knight. 'I yield. I yield. You can't kill a man at mercy.' Lancelot put up his sword and went back from the knight, as if he were going back from his own soul. He felt in his heart cruelty and cowardice, the things which made him brave and kind. 'Get up,' he said. 'I won't hurt you. Get up, go.' The knight looked at him, on all fours like a dog, and stood up, crouching uncertainly. Lancelot went away and was sick.”

Mercy Cruelty

Book:THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING

Source: THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING

“But our mercy has a cost, and it might be our lives.”

Mercy

Author:Victoria Aveyard

“Move and avoid excuses. A better future awaits those who are not afraid to make the right moves.”

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Book:The Daily Dose of Motivational Quotes

Source: The Daily Dose of Motivational Quotes

“For a moment Carl tried to picture everything in his mind, and then it happened. Somewhere inside of him, where cause and effect were not weighted against each other, and where logic and explanations never challenged consciousness, in that place where thoughts could live freely and played out against each other - right there in that spot, things fell into place, and he understood how it all fitted together”