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Enemy Quotes

"The last of our enemies is laid low."

"The last of our enemies is laid low."

Clement Attlee, English Leader

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"This stuff on enemy combatants, the Bush Administration has fought like a tiger to avoid having to produce any evidence to a judge to show why somebody is locked up in perpetuity. Another example of that is the torture scandal."

"This stuff on enemy combatants, the Bush Administration has fought like a tiger to avoid having to produce any evidence to a judge to show why somebody is locked up in perpetuity. Another example of that is the torture scandal."

James Bovard, American Author

Enemy, Example, Scandal

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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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"Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law."

"Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law."

Demosthenes, Greek Statesman

Enemy, Freedom, Law

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"The enemies of freedom will not prevail."

"The enemies of freedom will not prevail."

Bill Frist, American Politician

Enemy, Enemies, Freedom, Will

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"We seem to be our own worst enemies. We should require critical U.S. infrastructure to remain in U.S. hands."

"We seem to be our own worst enemies. We should require critical U.S. infrastructure to remain in U.S. hands."

Duncan Hunter, American Politician

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"Let the poor man count as his enemy, and his worst enemy, every invader of the right of free discussion."

"Let the poor man count as his enemy, and his worst enemy, every invader of the right of free discussion."

Gerrit Smith, American Politician

Enemy, Man, Poor, Right

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"The enemy now began to appear from the mast-head."

"The enemy now began to appear from the mast-head."

John Byng, British Soldier

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"I had many enemies among the Sioux; I would be running considerable risk in meeting them."

"I had many enemies among the Sioux; I would be running considerable risk in meeting them."

Buffalo Bill, American Celebrity

Enemy, Enemies, Meeting, Risk, Running

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"Nothing would more contribute to make a man wise than to have always an enemy in his view."

"Nothing would more contribute to make a man wise than to have always an enemy in his view."

George Savile, English Politician

Enemy, Man, Nothing

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"Any ideal system is its own worst enemy, and as soon as you start to implement these visions of grandeur, they just fall apart and turn into a complete tyranny."

"Any ideal system is its own worst enemy, and as soon as you start to implement these visions of grandeur, they just fall apart and turn into a complete tyranny."

Ben Nicholson, British Artist

Enemy, Tyranny, Visions

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"All we know is that, at times, fighting the Russians, we had to remove the piles of enemy bodies from before our trenches, so as to get a clear field of fire against new waves of assault."

"All we know is that, at times, fighting the Russians, we had to remove the piles of enemy bodies from before our trenches, so as to get a clear field of fire against new waves of assault."

Paul von Hindenburg, German Soldier

Enemy, Fighting, Fire

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"Always write angry letters to your enemies. Never mail them."

"Always write angry letters to your enemies. Never mail them."

James Fallows, American Journalist

Enemy, Enemies, Letters, Mail

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"It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways."

"It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways."

Buddha, Indian Leader

Enemy, Evil, Man, Mind

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"No man or woman who tries to pursue an ideal in his or her won way is without enemies."

"No man or woman who tries to pursue an ideal in his or her won way is without enemies."

Daisy Bates, American Activist

Enemy, Enemies, Man, Woman

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"Every man with a bellyful of the classics is an enemy to the human race."

"Every man with a bellyful of the classics is an enemy to the human race."

Henry Miller, American Author

Enemy, Man, Race

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"Security is something that serves Israeli interests and Palestinian interests. You have a common threat and you have a common enemy and it's important to deal with that as partners."

"Security is something that serves Israeli interests and Palestinian interests. You have a common threat and you have a common enemy and it's important to deal with that as partners."

Dennis Ross, American Diplomat

Enemy, Security

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"We were all flying around up and down the coast near Dunkirk looking for enemy aircraft which seemed also to be milling around with no particular cohesion."

"We were all flying around up and down the coast near Dunkirk looking for enemy aircraft which seemed also to be milling around with no particular cohesion."

Douglas Bader, British Soldier

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"The greatest enemy of any one of our truths may be the rest of our truths."

"The greatest enemy of any one of our truths may be the rest of our truths."

William James, American Philosopher

Enemy, May, Rest

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"If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near."

"If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near."

Sun Tzu, Chinese Philosopher

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"If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril."

"If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril."

Sun Tzu, Chinese Philosopher

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"I don't believe in deadlines, I don't believe in telling the enemy when we're going to withdraw."

"I don't believe in deadlines, I don't believe in telling the enemy when we're going to withdraw."

Ken Buck, American Politician

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"The next morning we saw nothing of the enemy, though we were still lying to."

"The next morning we saw nothing of the enemy, though we were still lying to."

John Byng, British Soldier

Enemy, Lying, Nothing

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

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

James Madison, American President

Enemy, Fighting, Land, Oppression

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"We have met the enemy, and they are ours."

"We have met the enemy, and they are ours."

Oliver Perry, American Soldier

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"The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one's real and one's declared aims, one turns, as it were, instinctively to long words and exhausted idioms, like a cuttlefish squirting out ink."

"The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one's real and one's declared aims, one turns, as it were, instinctively to long words and exhausted idioms, like a cuttlefish squirting out ink."

George Orwell, British Author

Enemy, Insincerity, Language, Words

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"One that confounds good and evil is an enemy to good."

"One that confounds good and evil is an enemy to good."

Edmund Burke, Irish Statesman

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"An excellent man; he has no enemies; and none of his friends like him."

"An excellent man; he has no enemies; and none of his friends like him."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

Enemy, Enemies, Friends, Man

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"For them to perceive the advantage of defeating the enemy, they must also have their rewards."

"For them to perceive the advantage of defeating the enemy, they must also have their rewards."

Sun Tzu, Chinese Philosopher

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"He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends."

"He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

Enemy, Enemies, Friends

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"I am of opinion that it is highly requisite forthwith to pass a law, prohibiting upon great penalties all trade with our enemies, and more especially the supplying of them with arms, ammunition or provisions of any kind whatsoever."

"I am of opinion that it is highly requisite forthwith to pass a law, prohibiting upon great penalties all trade with our enemies, and more especially the supplying of them with arms, ammunition or provisions of any kind whatsoever."

William Shirley, British Politician

Enemy, Enemies, Law, Opinion, Trade

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"Not only the bull attacks his enemies with curved horn, but also the sheep, when harmed fights back."

"Not only the bull attacks his enemies with curved horn, but also the sheep, when harmed fights back."

Sextus Propertius, Roman Poet

Enemy, Enemies, Sheep

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

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

Sun Tzu, Chinese Philosopher

Enemy, Excellence, Fight, Fighting

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"To identify the enemy is to free the mind."

"To identify the enemy is to free the mind."

Mari Evans, American Poet

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"But this is a true saying among men: the gifts of enemies are no gifts and profitless."

"But this is a true saying among men: the gifts of enemies are no gifts and profitless."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Enemy, Enemies, Gifts, Saying

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"It's hard to be done a favor by a man you hate. It's hard to hate him so much afterwards. Losing an enemy can be worse than losing a friend, if you've had him for long enough."

"It's hard to be done a favor by a man you hate. It's hard to hate him so much afterwards. Losing an enemy can be worse than losing a friend, if you've had him for long enough."

Joe Abercrombie, English Novelist

Enemy, Friendship, Emotion, Conflict

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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."

"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."

Criss Jami, American Philosopher

Enemy, Philosophy, Reasoning, Growth

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"You don't want to dwell on your enemies, you know. I basically feel so superior to my critics for the simple reason that they haven't done what I do. Most book reviewers haven't written 11 novels. Many of them haven't written one."

"You don't want to dwell on your enemies, you know. I basically feel so superior to my critics for the simple reason that they haven't done what I do. Most book reviewers haven't written 11 novels. Many of them haven't written one."

John Irving, American Novelist

Enemy, Enemies, Reason, Want

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"Give the enemy not only a road for flight, but also a means of defending it."

"Give the enemy not only a road for flight, but also a means of defending it."

Thomas Hardy, English Novelist

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"I guess there is nothing that will get your mind off everything like golf. I have never been depressed enough to take up the game, but they say you get so sore at yourself you forget to hate your enemies."

"I guess there is nothing that will get your mind off everything like golf. I have never been depressed enough to take up the game, but they say you get so sore at yourself you forget to hate your enemies."

Will Rogers, American Actor

Enemy, Enemies, Forget, Golf, Hate

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"If we cut up beasts simply because they cannot prevent us and because we are backing our own side in the struggle for existence, it is only logical to cut up imbeciles, criminals, enemies, or capitalists for the same reasons."

"If we cut up beasts simply because they cannot prevent us and because we are backing our own side in the struggle for existence, it is only logical to cut up imbeciles, criminals, enemies, or capitalists for the same reasons."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Enemy, Enemies, Existence, Struggle

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"Some enemies are part and parcel of our lives, we cannot destroy them without risking our own survival."

"Some enemies are part and parcel of our lives, we cannot destroy them without risking our own survival."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Enemy, Survival, Life, Risk

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"The best weapon against an enemy is another enemy."

"The best weapon against an enemy is another enemy."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

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"Better is the enemy of good."

"Better is the enemy of good."

Voltaire, French Writer

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"Enemy: A friend whose mask has fallen."

"Enemy: A friend whose mask has fallen."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Enemy, Friend, Betrayal, Truth

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

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

Eric Hoffer, American Writer

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"I hate admitting that my enemies have a point."

"I hate admitting that my enemies have a point."

Salman Rushdie, Indian Novelist

Enemy, Enemies, Hate

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"We are our own worst enemy and make no mistake we are destroying ourselves."

"We are our own worst enemy and make no mistake we are destroying ourselves."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

Enemy, Self, Truth, Wisdom, Power

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"Beware of no man more than of yourself; we carry our worst enemies within us."

"Beware of no man more than of yourself; we carry our worst enemies within us."

Charles Spurgeon, British Clergyman

Enemy, Enemies, Man

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"Enemies' gifts are no gifts and do no good."

"Enemies' gifts are no gifts and do no good."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Enemy, Enemies, Gifts

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