"I should see an enemy of my country in any one who would change by force that which has been established by law."
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"I cannot get any sense of an enemy - only of a disaster."
"Easy times are the enemy, they put us to sleep. Adversity is our friend, it wakes us up"
"Your friend, your enemy, your neutral all are equal. Genuine compassion is unbiased."
"Anger, pride and competence are our real enemies."
"Many have had their greatness made for them by their enemies."
"The wise person finds enemies more useful than the fool does friends ."
"We have real enemies in the world. These enemies must be found. They must be pursued and they must be defeated."
"Look at all the conflict between tribes, nations, and religions. They need their enemies, because they provide the sense of separateness on which their collective egoic identity depends."
"It's me who is my enemy Me who beats me up Me who makes the monsters Me who strips my confidence."
"Scars are medals branded on the flesh, and your enemies will be frightened by them because they are proof of your long experience of battle."
"Love your enemy. But don't forget he is not your friend"
"If the enemy can keep us occupied, we don't present much opposition."
"The loss of enemies does not compensate for the loss of friends."
"President Lincoln was once criticized for his attitude toward his enemies. "Why do you try to make friends of them?" asked an associate. "You should try to destroy them." "Am I not destroying my enemies," Lincoln gently replied, "when I make them my friends?""
"Destroy your enemy by making him your friend."
"Good is often the enemy of best."
"War is the enemy of all mankind."
"We make our money out of our friends. Our enemies will not do business with us."
"If you have no enemies you are apt to be in the same predicament in regard to friends."