forgiveness
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But he has long taken the spiritual demand to speak truth to power seriously, and balanced it always with a belief in the power of forgiveness.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
And though clearly on the side of forgiveness and compassion, Tanaka is also fully aware of her nation’s prevailing hypocrisy, which accounts for the film’s fittingly ambiguous ending.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
"I always believe in forgiveness, but I cannot comprehend how such a selfish act should be forgiven," said his daughter Kate, adding her father's death "was completely avoidable."
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
In his first speech in Algiers, Leo paid tribute to victims of the country's 1954-1962 war of independence from France and called for "forgiveness".
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Waiting for that ax to fall so I could walk away with no forgiveness in my heart.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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