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"The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend." Abraham Lincoln Ask a Question

"The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend." Abraham Lincoln
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I came across this gem by accident and thought how apt it was to Obama and his non-confrontational approach to "those terrorists".

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Abraham Lincoln is a great hero of his.

I can see this, but it's bewildering how some accuse him of being a terrorist sympathiser.

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Or get him a job at higher pay out of state.

Seriously, Abe's statement is, in most cases, a good idea. Unless the enemy is a psychopath like Ted Bundy or Moamar Qadaffi.

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Do you mean the quote? The site I found it attributed it to Abe. Maybe he got it from Sun Tzu?

Yeah, just double checked it.

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