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Refusing to evacuate to the rear despite his severe wounds, he directed the operation of his lone field piece continuing to fire in the face of the enemy, with the rebels within 100 yards of his position, Cushing was shot and killed during this heroic stand. His actions made it possible for the Union Army to successfully repulse the Confederate assault. – White House	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Containment was something that might have been good during the Cold War, but we're facing an enemy in radical Islamic terrorism that's willing to take the fight to us and we need to make sure that our men and women in uniform not only have the resources to protect us and keep our country safe, but they need to have the resources to keep themselves safe. – Scott Walker	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
There is no turning back. From today, my relations with the government are over, if Dilma (Rousseff) and the government want me as an enemy, they will have it. There will be no truce. I will not be intimidated. – Eduardo Cunha	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I believe we're fighting a new Battle of Britain. Once again, against a fascist enemy, an enemy prepared to kill its enemies and civilians alike, the world is a darker place, darker clouds are massing on the horizon. – Defence Secretary Michael Fallon	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It is I who follow the church! it's not a fight against an enemy, it's catechism. – The Pope	Found on CNN 8 years ago
In these times when the enemy is standing against you we ask that you forget internal strife and rivalries and stand up against the nonbeliever army, the Muslims of the world look to you with great expectation, and in this difficult time, we, your mujahidin brothers, are with you and will provide you with fighters and help. – Shahidullah Shahid	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Just remember Reagan in Reykjavik where Gorbachev said, look, get rid of all nuclear weapons, and I remember Reagan getting back in the car and saying ‘no, we're not gonna do that,’ so, you have to have the strength to walk away. The problem, Bret, with all of this is just listen to our Arab friends who say, 'listen, if you give the Iranians all this cash by lifting the sanctions, they're going to fund Hamas. They're going to fund Hezbollah' who is the enemy to the Arab nations that we have things in common with. – John Kasich	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
So, you have to have the strength to walk away. The problem, Bret, with all of this is just listen to our Arab friends who say, 'listen, if you give the Iranians all this cash by lifting the sanctions, they're going to fund Hamas. They're going to fund Hezbollah' who is the enemy to the Arab nations that we have things in common with. – John Kasich	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
The greatest enemy of the Greeks is not a Nation, for no Nation is a match for any Greek. It is the Greek himself that is his worst enemy. – Terpsichore Lindeman	added by anonymous 8 years ago
After pursuing God's will and purpose of my life here on earth, my biggest goal and top priority as a human being is to be absolutely nothing like anyone who's hurt and or caused me hardship throughout my life thus far. I'd never wish the pain I have felt and endured upon absolutely anybody.. Not even my worst enemy. – Ashton Morris	added by JP03 8 years ago
Such are the perils of dealing with the enemy. – Ali Vaez	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I am ‘ old school ’ in that I believe dogfighting skills are important for fighter pilots to have, but … this aircraft should be able to eliminate the enemy well before he or The F-35 ever sees you. – Fox News reporter Lea Gabrielle	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
I made a career out of telling people stress is the enemy and they need to reduce it. – Kelly McGonigal	Found on CNN 8 years ago
There is no other link other than to say that terrorism is our common enemy, there should be no doubt as to our country's ability to protect itself and remain vigilant. – Francois Hollande	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Whites walking down Main Street with an AK-47 are defenders of American values; a black man doing the same thing is Public Enemy No. 1. – Charles Gallagher	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Mathunjwa himself, he must come back home, we are not enemies, we are both workers. The enemy is the employer. If we are fragmented we are not going to win the battle with the employer. – David Sipunzi	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The new easing of measures results from the presence of a common enemy. – Akram Attallah	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Political correctness is the direct enemy of comedy. Humor is to feel loose and not take yourself too seriously, you should be able to joke about everything race, religion ; sexuality. Everything should be okay to joke about. – Comedian Artie Lange	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
We've sent a message, with a single Scud, to the Saudi-Zionist enemy so it understands what to expect as a result of its excess and arrogance. – Sharaf Luqman	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
In Baiji (town), the progress is more notable, friendly forces have begun moving into the town ... and are methodically beginning to root out the enemy. – Steve Warren	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We need to have a responsible way that is legal and constitutional, but a way that we can make sure that if someone is an enemy combatant, or aligned with an enemy combatant, the United States and the people of this great country, we've got to have the tools we need to prevent another act from happening. – Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker	Found on CNN 9 years ago
We do not want to allow patience fatigue (over EU entry) to become the enemy. We have to ... see some concrete results. – Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
In 2014, impunity in journalism murder cases reached a staggering 96 percent and the remaining 4 percent obtained only partial justice, we have become targets. Insurgent groups no longer use reporters to transmit news, but instead kidnap them to make news. They treat us as enemy combatants and spies. This is our everyday reality. – Mariane Pearl	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I see a direct link with the elections, with the mentality of a dictatorship, someone can declare you an enemy, and lynch you with pre-prepared prosecutors and judges. – Ekrem Dumanli	Found on Reuters 9 years ago

Refusing to evacuate to the rear despite his severe wounds, he directed the operation of his lone field piece continuing to fire in the face of the enemy, with the rebels within 100 yards of his position, Cushing was shot and killed during this heroic stand. His actions made it possible for the Union Army to successfully repulse the Confederate assault.

– White House

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Containment was something that might have been good during the Cold War, but we're facing an enemy in radical Islamic terrorism that's willing to take the fight to us and we need to make sure that our men and women in uniform not only have the resources to protect us and keep our country safe, but they need to have the resources to keep themselves safe.

– Scott Walker

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

There is no turning back. From today, my relations with the government are over, if Dilma (Rousseff) and the government want me as an enemy, they will have it. There will be no truce. I will not be intimidated.

– Eduardo Cunha

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I believe we're fighting a new Battle of Britain. Once again, against a fascist enemy, an enemy prepared to kill its enemies and civilians alike, the world is a darker place, darker clouds are massing on the horizon.

– Defence Secretary Michael Fallon

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It is I who follow the church! it's not a fight against an enemy, it's catechism.

– The Pope

Found on CNN
8 years ago

In these times when the enemy is standing against you we ask that you forget internal strife and rivalries and stand up against the nonbeliever army, the Muslims of the world look to you with great expectation, and in this difficult time, we, your mujahidin brothers, are with you and will provide you with fighters and help.

– Shahidullah Shahid

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Just remember Reagan in Reykjavik where Gorbachev said, look, get rid of all nuclear weapons, and I remember Reagan getting back in the car and saying ‘no, we're not gonna do that,’ so, you have to have the strength to walk away. The problem, Bret, with all of this is just listen to our Arab friends who say, 'listen, if you give the Iranians all this cash by lifting the sanctions, they're going to fund Hamas. They're going to fund Hezbollah' who is the enemy to the Arab nations that we have things in common with.

– John Kasich

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

So, you have to have the strength to walk away. The problem, Bret, with all of this is just listen to our Arab friends who say, 'listen, if you give the Iranians all this cash by lifting the sanctions, they're going to fund Hamas. They're going to fund Hezbollah' who is the enemy to the Arab nations that we have things in common with.

– John Kasich

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

The greatest enemy of the Greeks is not a Nation, for no Nation is a match for any Greek. It is the Greek himself that is his worst enemy.

– Terpsichore Lindeman

added by anonymous
8 years ago

After pursuing God's will and purpose of my life here on earth, my biggest goal and top priority as a human being is to be absolutely nothing like anyone who's hurt and or caused me hardship throughout my life thus far. I'd never wish the pain I have felt and endured upon absolutely anybody.. Not even my worst enemy.

– Ashton Morris

added by JP03
8 years ago

Such are the perils of dealing with the enemy.

– Ali Vaez

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I am ‘ old school ’ in that I believe dogfighting skills are important for fighter pilots to have, but … this aircraft should be able to eliminate the enemy well before he or The F-35 ever sees you.

– Fox News reporter Lea Gabrielle

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

I made a career out of telling people stress is the enemy and they need to reduce it.

– Kelly McGonigal

Found on CNN
8 years ago

There is no other link other than to say that terrorism is our common enemy, there should be no doubt as to our country's ability to protect itself and remain vigilant.

– Francois Hollande

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Whites walking down Main Street with an AK-47 are defenders of American values; a black man doing the same thing is Public Enemy No. 1.

– Charles Gallagher

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Mathunjwa himself, he must come back home, we are not enemies, we are both workers. The enemy is the employer. If we are fragmented we are not going to win the battle with the employer.

– David Sipunzi

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The new easing of measures results from the presence of a common enemy.

– Akram Attallah

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Political correctness is the direct enemy of comedy. Humor is to feel loose and not take yourself too seriously, you should be able to joke about everything race, religion ; sexuality. Everything should be okay to joke about.

– Comedian Artie Lange

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

We've sent a message, with a single Scud, to the Saudi-Zionist enemy so it understands what to expect as a result of its excess and arrogance.

– Sharaf Luqman

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

In Baiji (town), the progress is more notable, friendly forces have begun moving into the town ... and are methodically beginning to root out the enemy.

– Steve Warren

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We need to have a responsible way that is legal and constitutional, but a way that we can make sure that if someone is an enemy combatant, or aligned with an enemy combatant, the United States and the people of this great country, we've got to have the tools we need to prevent another act from happening.

– Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker

Found on CNN
9 years ago

We do not want to allow patience fatigue (over EU entry) to become the enemy. We have to ... see some concrete results.

– Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

In 2014, impunity in journalism murder cases reached a staggering 96 percent and the remaining 4 percent obtained only partial justice, we have become targets. Insurgent groups no longer use reporters to transmit news, but instead kidnap them to make news. They treat us as enemy combatants and spies. This is our everyday reality.

– Mariane Pearl

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I see a direct link with the elections, with the mentality of a dictatorship, someone can declare you an enemy, and lynch you with pre-prepared prosecutors and judges.

– Ekrem Dumanli

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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