Tis mightiest in the mightiest  it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown  His sceptre shows the force of temporal power  The attribute to awe and majesty  Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings  But mercy is above this sceptred sway  It is enthroned in the hearts of kings  It is an attribute to God himself  And earthly power doth then show likest God's When mercy seasons justice.
William Shakespeare
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