- Politics
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- Nov 07, 2020
Enemies Quotes
On rivals, protection, and who we call an enemy.
These quotes look at enemies from several angles: a government's duty to protect those without power, a mother's love outlasting family rifts, and a blunt admission of deserving one's own rivals. For related thoughts on loyalty, see Friends quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I owe even more to my enemies. The real person springs life under a sting even better than under a caress.
- Dead
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ambition. An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while living and made ridiculous by friends when dead.
- Death
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- Nov 07, 2020
The commanding general publishes, for the information of all concerned, that hereafter all persons found within our lines who commit acts for the benefit of the enemies of our country will be tried as spies or traitors, and, if convicted, will suffer death.
- Situation
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- Nov 07, 2020
You don't often get a choice in who your enemies are, who you're friends with, what your situation is, and the environment you're placed in. You just have to make do with what you have.
- Confused
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- Nov 07, 2020
We must, all of us, learn actually not to have enemies, but only confused adversaries who are ourselves in disguise.
- Failure
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- Nov 07, 2020
A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms against himself. He makes his failure certain by himself being the first person to be convinced of it.
- Courage
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have the courage of youth, and I'm not afraid of anything. My only enemies are illegality and corruption.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
Cheney is a terrorist. He terrorizes our enemies abroad and innocent citizens here at home indiscriminately.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't make enemies, it's just I'm not afraid to speak my mind, which can sometimes mean people don't like what I am saying.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a very tough guy, and I fight hard, and I don't give up. And that makes me friends and that makes me enemies, and I know that.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020