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The opposition

«The essence of morality is a questioning about morality; and the decisive move of human life is to use ceaselessly all light to look for the origin of the opposition between good and evil.»
«If the opposition disarms, well and good. If it refuses to disarm, we shall disarm it ourselves.»
«Terrorists have to know that (in Spain) there is going to be a government that is inflexible with terrorism and that wherever they are, they will be hunted down. This has been my policy since I was leader of the opposition»
«Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.»
«Every time I fail to smoke a cigarette between innings, the opposition will score.»
«Winning the series[2-0 against Zimbabwe] itself was a gain. It was tough for us simply because it was a no-win situation. If you win, the critics say that the opposition was weak. If you lose, they rubbish you on all fronts. It is just not easy to please the critics.»
«The opposition is indispensable. A good statesman, like any other sensible human being, always learns more from his opponents than from his fervent supporters.»
«I don't mind what the opposition say of me so long as they don't tell the truth about me.»
«If the cruelties of slavery could not stop us, the opposition we now face will surely fail. Because the goal of America is freedom, abused and scorned tho' we may be, our destiny is tied up with America's destiny.»