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I was right to back Muhammad Ali, but it caused me major enmity in many areas of this nation.
I was right to back Muhammad Ali, but it caused me major enmity in many areas of this nation.
 Wee commonly say of a prodigall man that hee is no man's foe but 
his owne.  
 Wee commonly say of a prodigall man that hee is no man's foe but 
his owne. 
 Let our friends perish, provided that our enemies fall at the 
same time.
 [Lat., Pereant amici, dum una read more 
 Let our friends perish, provided that our enemies fall at the 
same time.
 [Lat., Pereant amici, dum una inimici intercidant.] 
I have met the enemy, and it is the eyes of other people.
I have met the enemy, and it is the eyes of other people.
Misfortune tests friends, and detects enemies
Misfortune tests friends, and detects enemies
It takes your enemy and your friend, working together to hurt you to the heart; the one to slander you read more
It takes your enemy and your friend, working together to hurt you to the heart; the one to slander you and the other to get the news to you
The enemies you make by taking a decided stand generally have more respect for you than the friends you make read more
The enemies you make by taking a decided stand generally have more respect for you than the friends you make by being on the fence
The face of the enemy frightens me only when I see how much it resembles me
The face of the enemy frightens me only when I see how much it resembles me
 What boots it at one gate to make defence,
 And at another to let in the foe?  
 What boots it at one gate to make defence,
 And at another to let in the foe?