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Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?
"Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?"— Abraham Lincoln
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Meaning of this quote
Turning an opponent into a friend can remove the relationship of enmity without destroying the person.
Key takeaway:
Look for a way to resolve an adversarial relationship.
Origin of the quote
A Lincoln anecdote within an older family of enemy-and-friend sayings.
Who actually said this?
Commonly attributedQuote Investigator traces related stories before Lincoln and later credits to him. The exact post wording and original occasion remain uncertain.
