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The concept of mercy is an intriguing one. When did man first learn to have mercy towards others of his own kind? Well, what is mercy? If I am to find a definition of mercy, I must first understand under which circumstances mercy is used. The environment which mercy is most often used is in a situation where one man has another man's fate entirely under his control.

For example, in ancient times, in battle, one man would be entirely defenseless, while another would have that man at ...