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"I have written on all sorts of subjects... yet I have no enemies; except indeed all the Whigs, all the Tories, and all the Christians."
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"Our enemies are quite good for relentlessly keeping us sharp and on our toes. This especially goes for sincere philosophers. They use their enemies to challenge their arguments so that they can know the weak points in their own reasoning and how to argue for and strengthen their position. There are just none like one's enemies to always look for his mistakes and do it harder than anyone else."

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

"You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you."

"Yes, Israel's our ally. But, are the Palestinians our enemy? No, they are not."

"To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting."

"If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy."
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"Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous."

"Nothing endears so much a friend as sorrow for his death. The pleasure of his company has not so powerful an influence."

"The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster."
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