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"Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from one's enemies."
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"You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you."

"'Tis best to weigh the enemy more mighty than he seems."

"If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy."

"To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting."
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"In a serious struggle there is no worse cruelty than to be magnanimous at an inopportune time."

"There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances."

"The historic ascent of humanity, taken as a whole, may be summarized as a succession of victories of consciousness over blind forces - in nature, in society, in man himself."

"The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves."

"If we had had more time for discussion we should probably have made a great many more mistakes."

"England is nothing but the last ward of the European madhouse, and quite possibly it will prove to be the ward for particularly violent cases."
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