"Severely criticised by their political opponents for neglecting their official duties, it was said that they had no thought but to live out their days in rural retirement."
Saturday, September 23, 2023
Happiness is mercy
The quality of mercy is not strain'd;
It droppeth as the gentle rain of heaven
Upon the place beneath. It is twice bless'd;
It blesses him that gives, and him that takes.
-- William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act IV, Scene I
