We should ever conduct ourselves towards our enemy as if he were one d…

John Henry Newman
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We should ever conduct ourselves towards our enemy as if he were one day to be our friend. ✨ Blessed John Henry Newman, Aeterna Press (2009). The Idea of a University, p.170, Aeterna Press
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We should ever conduct ourselves towards our enemy as if he were one day to be our friend. ✨ Blessed John Henry Newman, Aeterna Press (2009). The Idea of a University, p.170, Aeterna Press

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