Enemy Quotes

Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.

There is no finer revenge than that which others inflict on your enemy. Moreover, it has the advantage of leaving you the role of a generous man.

When you imitate the enemy’s tactics, you take on his liabilities.

Refusing to forgive is like ingesting a lethal dose of poison and hoping it kills my enemy.

When the enemy comes with shame and blame, tell him to go measure the distance from east to west and get back to you.

The inquiry constantly is what will please, not what will benefit the people. In such a government there can be nothing but temporary expedient, fickleness, and folly.

We have come to think of taking offence as a fundamental right. We value very little more highly than our rage, which gives us, in our opinion, the moral high ground. From there we can shoot down at our enemies and inflict heavy fatalities.

But thou that didst appear so fair To fond imagination, Dost rival in the light of day Her delicate creation.

When you have an enemy in your power, deprive him of the means of ever injuring you.

Fear is the enemy of hope.