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  • Who knew that in eschewing enemyship, that you were giving up such ripe opportunities for betterment and enlightenment?

    Lesley M. M. Blume: The Joyous Benefits of Having an Enemy 2008

  • In fact, enemyship provides many delightful opportunities for self-improvement!

    Lesley M. M. Blume: The Joyous Benefits of Having an Enemy 2008

  • I'm sure that there will be naysayers among my readers, who will contend that enemyship is an energy-suck, regardless of the wonderous benefits delineated above.

    Lesley M. M. Blume: The Joyous Benefits of Having an Enemy 2008

  • It hath lately been asserted in parliament, that the Colonies have no relation to each other but through the Parent Country, i.e. that Pennsylvania and the Jerseys and so on for the rest, are sister Colonies by the way of England; this is certainly a very roundabout way of proving relationship, but it is the nearest and only true way of proving enmity (or enemyship, if I may so call it.)

    Common Sense 2002

  • It hath lately been asserted in parliament, that the colonies have no relation to each other but through the parent country, i.e. that Pensylvania and the Jerseys, and so on for the rest, are sister colonies by the way of England; this is certainly a very round-about way of proving relationship, but it is the nearest and only true way of proving enemyship, if I may so call it.

    Common Sense 1776

  • It hath lately been asserted in parliament, that the colonies have no relation to each other but through the parent country, i.e. that Pennsylvania and the Jerseys, and so on for the rest, are sister colonies by the way of England; this is certainly a very round-about way of proving relationship, but it is the nearest and only true way of proving enemyship, if I may so call it.

    Section III 1776

  • Pennsylvania and the Jerseys, and so on for the rest, are sister colonies by the way of England; this is certainly a very round-about way of proving relationship, but it is the nearest and only true way of proving enemyship, if I may so call it.

    Common Sense Thomas Paine 1773

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