Robert A. Heinlein Quotes About Enemies

Quotes about: Enemies

• Your enemy is never a villain in his own eyes. Keep this in mind; it may offer a way to make him your friend. If not, you can kill him without hate — and quickly.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Friendship, Peace, Hate

  Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.224, Penguin

• If possible,
  leave room for your enemy
  to become your friend.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Enemy, Rooms, Ifs

• War is not violence and killing, pure and simple; war is controlled violence, for a purpose. The purpose of war is to support your government's decisions by force. The purpose is never to kill the enemy just to be killing him but to make him do what you want him to do. Not killing... but controlled and purposeful violence.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Peace, War, Simple

  Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Starship Troopers”, p.54, Penguin

• Your enemy is never a villain in his own eyes.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Eye, Enemy, Villain

  Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.224, Penguin

• By the data to date, there is only one animal in the Galaxy dangerous to man -- man himself. So he must supply his own indispensable competition. He has no enemy to help him.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Life, Animal, Men

  Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.221, Penguin

• All my enemies are self-appointed.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Self, Enemy

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