Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent. — Adam Smith
Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent.
The Theory of Moral Sentiments · 1759
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Smith, Adam. The Theory of Moral Sentiments, edited by Ryan Patrick Hanley. Penguin, 2010, pt. 2, sect 2, ch. 3.
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Smith, Adam. The Theory of Moral Sentiments. London: Andrew Millar/Edinburgh: Alexander Kincaid and J. Bell, 1759, pt. 2, sect 2, ch. 3.
