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Enemy Quotes

"Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from one's enemies."

"Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from one's enemies."

Leon Trotsky, Russian Revolutionary

Enemy, Enemies, Learning, Necessity

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"I am not anyone's enemy."

"I am not anyone's enemy."

Sun Myung Moon, Korean Clergyman

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"In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher."

"In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher."

Dalai Lama, Tibetan Leader

Enemy, Practice, Tolerance

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"There is a rule of Sharia: If the enemy wants to suppress you, you are supposed to put up a strong resistance."

"There is a rule of Sharia: If the enemy wants to suppress you, you are supposed to put up a strong resistance."

Akhmad Kadyrov, Chechen Statesman

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"Racism is a refuge for the ignorant. It seeks to divide and to destroy. It is the enemy of freedom, and deserves to be met head-on and stamped out."

"Racism is a refuge for the ignorant. It seeks to divide and to destroy. It is the enemy of freedom, and deserves to be met head-on and stamped out."

Pierre Berton, Canadian Author

Enemy, Freedom, Racism

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"Georgia does not need Russia as an enemy."

"Georgia does not need Russia as an enemy."

Mikhail Saakashvili, Georgian Statesman

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"Let my enemies devour each other."

"Let my enemies devour each other."

Salvador Dali, Spanish Artist

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"When we turn to one another for counsel we reduce the number of our enemies."

"When we turn to one another for counsel we reduce the number of our enemies."

Khalil Gibran, Lebanese Poet

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"Every man is his own chief enemy."

"Every man is his own chief enemy."

Anacharsis, Scythian Philosopher

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"The left-wing, which consists of armoured and motorized forces and has no enemy in front of it, will be stopped dead in its tracks upon direct order from the Fuhrer."

"The left-wing, which consists of armoured and motorized forces and has no enemy in front of it, will be stopped dead in its tracks upon direct order from the Fuhrer."

Franz Halder, German Soldier

Enemy, Order, Will

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"Always mystify, mislead and surprise the enemy if possible."

"Always mystify, mislead and surprise the enemy if possible."

Thomas J. Jackson, American Soldier

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"For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill."

"For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill."

Sun Tzu, Chinese Philosopher

Enemy, Fighting, Skill

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"The press is the enemy."

"The press is the enemy."

Richard M. Nixon, American President

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"The Jews are the enemy of National Socialism."

"The Jews are the enemy of National Socialism."

Arthur Seyss Inquart, Austrian Soldier

Enemy, Socialism

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"The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly, our own criminality that we have to contend."

"The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly, our own criminality that we have to contend."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Enemy, Folly, Luxury

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"Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories."

"Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories."

Sun Tzu, Chinese Philosopher

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"I can't afford a whole new set of enemies."

"I can't afford a whole new set of enemies."

Cecil Beaton, English Photographer

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"Do not deceive or be faithless even with your enemy."

"Do not deceive or be faithless even with your enemy."

Abu Bakr, Saudi Arabian Statesman

Enemy, Saudiarabian

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"Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting."

"Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting."

Sun Tzu, Chinese Philosopher

Enemy, Excellence, Fighting

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"You win battles by knowing the enemy's timing, and using a timing which the enemy does not expect."

"You win battles by knowing the enemy's timing, and using a timing which the enemy does not expect."

Miyamoto Musashi, Japanese Soldier

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"It is impossible to get anything made or accomplished without stepping on some toes; enemies are inevitable when one is a doer."

"It is impossible to get anything made or accomplished without stepping on some toes; enemies are inevitable when one is a doer."

Norma Shearer, American Actress

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"It is not enough for me to win. My enemies must lose."

"It is not enough for me to win. My enemies must lose."

David Merrick, American Producer

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"Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically."

"Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically."

Mao Tse Tung, Chinese Leader

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"Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names."

"Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names."

John F. Kennedy, American President

Enemy, Enemies, Forget, Names

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"Friends come and go but enemies accumulate."

"Friends come and go but enemies accumulate."

Arthur Bloch, American Author

Enemy, Enemies, Friends

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"Between 2 and 3 in the morning of the 19th inst. I was aroused by the cry that the enemy was upon us."

"Between 2 and 3 in the morning of the 19th inst. I was aroused by the cry that the enemy was upon us."

Richard Francis Burton, English Explorer

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"It is not necessary to have enemies if you go out of your way to make friends hate you."

"It is not necessary to have enemies if you go out of your way to make friends hate you."

Frank Dane, American Humorist

Enemy, Enemies, Friends, Hate

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"I don't believe man is a woman's natural enemy. Perhaps his lawyer is."

"I don't believe man is a woman's natural enemy. Perhaps his lawyer is."

Shana Alexander, American Journalist

Enemy, Man, Woman

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"I would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their knees. I will, I can, I must."

"I would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their knees. I will, I can, I must."

Maria Callas, American Musician

Enemy, Enemies, Will

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"I don't think you need to go looking for the enemy. He's going to look for you."

"I don't think you need to go looking for the enemy. He's going to look for you."

Willie Aames, American Actor

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"It's far easier to forgive an enemy after you've got even with him."

"It's far easier to forgive an enemy after you've got even with him."

Olin Miller, American Columnist

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"I can do nothing with the enemy save observe him."

"I can do nothing with the enemy save observe him."

John Buford, American Soldier

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"What is our greatest enemy? Segregation."

"What is our greatest enemy? Segregation."

Major Owens, American Politician

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"Observe your enemies, for they first find out your faults."

"Observe your enemies, for they first find out your faults."

Antisthenes, Greek Philosopher

Enemy, Enemies, Faults, First

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"One thing is certain: wherever the enemy lands, if once we can get to grips with him on the Continent, where we are not dependent on supplies from overseas, that ought to be, and will be, all right with us."

"One thing is certain: wherever the enemy lands, if once we can get to grips with him on the Continent, where we are not dependent on supplies from overseas, that ought to be, and will be, all right with us."

Heinrich Himmler, German Soldier

Enemy, Right, Will

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"A President is best judged by the enemies he makes when he has really hit his stride."

"A President is best judged by the enemies he makes when he has really hit his stride."

Max Lerner, American Journalist

Enemy, Enemies, President

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"The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy."

"The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy."

Sam Levenson, American Author

Enemy, Grandparents, Reason

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"Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies."

"Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies."

Elizabeth Bowen, Irish Novelist

Enemy, Enemies, Feeling, Jealousy

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"The enemy of idealism is zealotry."

"The enemy of idealism is zealotry."

Neil Kinnock, Spanish Politician

Enemy, Idealism

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"The greatest enemy of individual freedom is the individual himself."

"The greatest enemy of individual freedom is the individual himself."

Saul Alinsky, American Activist

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"Privilege is the greatest enemy of right."

"Privilege is the greatest enemy of right."

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Austrian Novelist

Enemy, Privilege, Right

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"Conservatives believe in providing Constitutional rights to our citizens, not to enemy combatants like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed."

"Conservatives believe in providing Constitutional rights to our citizens, not to enemy combatants like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed."

Mitt Romney, American Politician

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"Surely the best way to meet the enemy is head on in the field and not wait till they plunder our very homes."

"Surely the best way to meet the enemy is head on in the field and not wait till they plunder our very homes."

Oliver Goldsmith, Irish Poet

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"One never really knows who one's enemy is."

"One never really knows who one's enemy is."

Jurgen Habermas, German Philosopher

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"Isn't it the sweetest mockery to mock our enemies?"

"Isn't it the sweetest mockery to mock our enemies?"

Sophocles, Greek Poet

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"My opinion was that if we had a common enemy we should get together commonly."

"My opinion was that if we had a common enemy we should get together commonly."

Julius Rosenberg, American Criminal

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"Grunts on the line, where the enemy wants them dead, still goof off - even knowing that by letting their guard down they might die."

"Grunts on the line, where the enemy wants them dead, still goof off - even knowing that by letting their guard down they might die."

David Hackworth, American Soldier

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"The best is the enemy of the good."

"The best is the enemy of the good."

Voltaire, French Writer

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"Good is often the enemy of best."

"Good is often the enemy of best."

Edwin Louis Cole, American Author

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"No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy."

"No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy."

Horatio Nelson, British Soldier

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