leniency

It's not about the extent to which something happened or did not happen; it's whether we choose to confront evil and call it what it is, or simply let it pass because it 'wasn't enough of a big deal'.

— Joyce Rachelle

Power does not pardon, power punishes.

— Amit Kalantri

The process of leniency involves accepting the reality of the current situation and finding a satisfying meaning therein, as opposed to misconstruing or denying the facts of the situation.

— Sandra L. Schneider

[The] self overcoming of justice: one knows the beautiful name it has given itself--mercy...

— Friedrich Nietzsche

With genius, as with beauty -- all, well almost all, is forgiven.

— Susan Sontag