To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is cruelty.

To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is cruelty.

惩罚人类的压迫者是仁慈;原谅他们是残忍的。

-- Maximilien Robespierre 马克西米连·罗伯斯庇尔