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Enemies Quotes by Thomas Jefferson
- We must meet our duty and convince the world that we are just friends and brave enemies.
- Reason and free inquiry are the only effectual agents against error... They are the natural enemies of error, and of error only... If [free enquiry]…
- Men of energy of character must have enemies; because there are two sides to every question, and taking one with decision, and acting on it…
- Born in the same land, we ought to live as brothers, doing to each other all the good we can, and not listening to wicked…
- Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.
- It is a cruel thought, that, when we feel ourselves standing on the firmest ground in every respect, the cursed arts of our secret enemies,…
- We shall divert through our own Country a branch of commerce which the European States have thought worthy of the most important struggles and sacrifices,…
- Reason and free inquiry are the only effective agents against error. Give a loose to them, they will support the true religion by bringing every…
- As our enemies have found we can reason like men, so now let us show them we can fight like men also.
- The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the Constitution so the…
More Enemies Quotes
- Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of… — Aristophanes
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- No one is to be called an enemy, all are your benefactors, and no one does you harm. You have no enemy… — Francis of Assisi
- No people in history have ever survived who thought they could protect their freedom by making themselves inoffensive to their enemies. — Dean Acheson
- Cheney is a terrorist. He terrorizes our enemies abroad and innocent citizens here at home indiscriminately. — Alec Baldwin
- Our most bitter enemies are our own kith and kin. Kings have no brothers, no sons, no mother! — Honore de Balzac
- If those who are the enemies of innocent amusements had the direction of the world, they would take away the spring, and… — Honore de Balzac
- The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies back home… — Edward Abbey
- When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations. — Joseph Addison
- An infallible method of conciliating a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured. — Konrad Adenauer
- A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms agains… — Ambrose Bierce
- I had many enemies among the Sioux; I would be running considerable risk in meeting them. — Buffalo Bill