'tis fit the ruler should have a power, in many cases, to mitigate the severity of the law, and pardon some offenders: for the end of government being the preservation of all, as much as may be, even the guilty are to be spared, where it can prove no prejudice to the innocent.
Sarritan komenigarria da gobernariak boterea izatea legearen zorroztasuna leundu eta zenbait arau hauste barkatzeko. Gobernuaren xedea guztion babesa izanik, ahal denean behintzat, hobendunak ere barkamena merezi du, errugabeari kalterik egiten ez zaiola frogatzen den guztietan behintzat.