Enemy Quotes

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Dictatorship and authentic literature are incompatible... The writer is the natural enemy of dictatorship. — Ismail KadarÃ©
The enemy? His sense of duty was no less than yours, I deem. You wonder what his name is, where he came from. And if… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Perhaps the most important thing I learned was about democracy, that democracy is not our government, our constitution, our legal structure. Too often they are… — Howard Zinn
The power of a bold idea uttered publicly in defiance of dominant opinion cannot be easily measured. Those special people who speak out in such… — Howard Zinn
O God, that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains!" - Cassio (Act II, Scene iii) — William Shakespeare
Hospitality means primarily the creation of free space where the stranger can enter and become a friend instead of an enemy. Hospitality is not to… — Henri Nouwen
It was sort of the pattern to my life - I'd never been strong enough to deal with the things outside my control, to attack… — Stephenie Meyer
It is desirable that a man live in all respects so simply and preparedly that if an enemy take the town... he can walk out… — Henry David Thoreau
It doesn't matter how good the enemy's weapons are. If he can't see you, he can't hit you. Cover, cover, cover. Make sure you're never… — Steig Larsson
You all know," said the Guide, "that security is mortals' greatest enemy. — C.S. Lewis
No sacrifice which a lover would make for his beloved is too great for us to make for our enemy. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Christians should never have a political party. It is a huge mistake to become married to an ideology, because the greatest enemy of the gospel… — Charles Colson
Kate seemed to have doubled in size. She had drawn back her broad shoulders and set her jaw, and something in the stance called to… — Trenton Lee Stewart
A prince is also esteemed when he is a true friend and a true enemy. — Niccolo Machiavelli
Nature is not our enemy, to be raped and conquered. Nature is ourselves, to be cherished and explored. — Terence McKenna
There's an honesty to the wolf world that is liberating. There's no diplomacy, no decorum. You tell your enemy you hate him; you show your… — Jodi Picoult
I will never quit. My nation expects me to be physically harder and mentally stronger than my enemies. If knocked down i will get back… — Marcus Luttrell
but the real enemy is the cold. It steals up on you quieter than Will, and at first you shiver and your teeth chatter and… — George R. R. Martin
If I had a formula for bypassing trouble, I wouldn't pass it around. Wouldn't be doing anybody a favor. Trouble creates a capacity to handle… — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
That's ridiculous. The only point in having enemies is so you can defeat them, kill them, brush them aside." "Or give them a chance to… — Derek Landy

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