Opposition is not necessarily enmity; it is merely misused and made an occasion for enmity.
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Enmity means 'hatred toward, hostility to, or a state of opposition.' It is the power by which Satan wishes to reign over us.
For me, opposition is just another opposition.
The opposition is indispensable. A good statesman, like any other sensible human being, always learns more from his opposition than from his fervent supporters.
Hatred is corrosive of a person's wisdom and conscience; the mentality of enmity can poison a nation's spirit, instigate brutal life and death struggles, destroy a society's tolerance and humanity, and block a nation's progress to freedom and democracy.
That does not mean that we must forego just and fair criticism, or refrain from opposition to policies which are debatable or which do not command our approval.
If the opposition disarms, well and good. If it refuses to disarm, we shall disarm it ourselves.
To be in opposition is not to be a nihilist.
My general approach to opposition is where the government is getting something right, we should say so. And where we disagree with them, we should say so, too.
In Washington, particularly, the loyal opposition has a job to be the opposition. But you can't stop there.
To somebody like Obama, substantive opposition is not tolerable. The objective is to eliminate all opposition - be it a political party, be it media, or what have you.
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