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The new leader granted amnesty to soldiers of the Syrian Arab Army who served under the old regime as a display of mercy.
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Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Dec. 2024
With yesterday’s act of mercy, Biden sets a better parting example.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
The first focuses on inevitable imperfections in the criminal justice system, so that the pardon is a display of mercy alleviating injustice, whether in the initial conviction or, at least as likely, in the severity of the sentence.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
His pardon of Hunter was an act of mercy, but his handling of it was a reminder of just how far our politics still has to go.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Dec. 2024
With yesterday’s act of mercy, Biden sets a better parting example.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
The first focuses on inevitable imperfections in the criminal justice system, so that the pardon is a display of mercy alleviating injustice, whether in the initial conviction or, at least as likely, in the severity of the sentence.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
His pardon of Hunter was an act of mercy, but his handling of it was a reminder of just how far our politics still has to go.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Of mercy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20mercy. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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