To live with our enemies as if they may some time become our friends, and to live with our friends as if they may some time become our enemies, is not a moral but a political maxim

Quote by Thomas Paine

Topics: Enemies Quotes, Friends Quotes, Friendship Quotes

He who is the author of a war lets loose the whole contagion of hell...

He who is the author of a war lets loose the whole contagion of hell...

But such is the irresistable nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it...

But such is the irresistable nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it...

He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from opposition;...

He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from opposition;...

For my own part, my belief in the perfection of the Deity will not permit...

For my own part, my belief in the perfection of the Deity will not permit...

That there are men in all countries who get their living by war, and by...

That there are men in all countries who get their living by war, and by...

Virtues are acquired through endeavor, Which rests wholly upon yourself. So, to praise others for...

Virtues are acquired through endeavor, Which rests wholly upon yourself. So, to praise others for...

All the tales of miracles, with which the Old and New Testament are filled, are...

All the tales of miracles, with which the Old and New Testament are filled, are...

It is an affront to treat falsehood with complaisance.

It is an affront to treat falsehood with complaisance.

A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it the superficial appearance of...

A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it the superficial appearance of...

War involves in its progress such a train of unforeseen circumstances that no human wisdom...

War involves in its progress such a train of unforeseen circumstances that no human wisdom...

My mind is my own church.

My mind is my own church.

Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice

Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice

If we do not hang together, we shall surely hang separately.

If we do not hang together, we shall surely hang separately.

Persecution is not an original feature in any religion; but it is always the strongly...

Persecution is not an original feature in any religion; but it is always the strongly...

That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly.

That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly.

We have it in our power to begin the world over again.

We have it in our power to begin the world over again.

What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives...

What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives...

The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain; and there...

The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain; and there...

Nothing can have value without being an object of utility.

Nothing can have value without being an object of utility.

I believe the ultimate goal of living and refining your values is to identify and...

I believe the ultimate goal of living and refining your values is to identify and...