No Enemies By Charles Mackay

No Enemies By Charles Mackay English Poem 1800s But in 2019, a confidante of thatcher’s revealed that she turned to the writings of mackay for solace and inspiration, particularly “enemies,” which she kept in her scrapbook. i’d describe the poem as a simpler, more direct predecessor of theodore’s roosevelt’s famous “the man in the arena” speech. You have no enemies, you say? alas! my friend, the boast is poor… he who has mingled in the fray of duty, that the brave endure, must have made foes! if you have….

Charles Mackay Quote You Have No Enemies You Say He Who Has Mingled “you have no enemies, you say? alas, my friend, the boast is poor. he who has mingled in the fray of duty that the brave endure, must have made foes. if you have none, small is the work that you have done. you’ve hit no traitor on the hip. you’ve dashed no cup from perjured lip. you’ve never turned the wrong to right. It was written by a nineteenth century english chartist poet named charles mackay. and while i would oppose chartism as part of the mid nineteenth century progressive democratic attack on the hierarchical christian social order, some of the planks in their platform had merit, and obviously this poem is superb. No enemies by charles mackay (english chartist poet, 1814 1889) you have no enemies, you say? alas! my friend, the boast is poor. he who has mingled in the fray of duty that the brave endure, must have made foes. if you have none, small is the work that you have done. you’ve hit no traitor on the hip. you’ve dashed no cup from perjured lip. Although having enemies is not fun, and none of us relish the idea of having to deal with an adversary, it isn’t necessarily all bad. at least, that’s what charles mackay believed. mackay (1814 – 1889) was a scottish poet, journalist, author, anthologist, novelist, and songwriter.

Charles Mackay Quote You Have No Enemies You Say He Who Etsy No enemies by charles mackay (english chartist poet, 1814 1889) you have no enemies, you say? alas! my friend, the boast is poor. he who has mingled in the fray of duty that the brave endure, must have made foes. if you have none, small is the work that you have done. you’ve hit no traitor on the hip. you’ve dashed no cup from perjured lip. Although having enemies is not fun, and none of us relish the idea of having to deal with an adversary, it isn’t necessarily all bad. at least, that’s what charles mackay believed. mackay (1814 – 1889) was a scottish poet, journalist, author, anthologist, novelist, and songwriter. A poem by charles mackay (english chartist poet, 1814–1889) on those who say they "have no enemies" you have no enemies, you say? must have made foes. small is the work that you have done. you’ve never set the wrong to right. you’ve been a coward in the fight. You have no enemies, you say? alas, my friend, the boast is poor, he who has mingled in the fray of duty, that the brave endure, must have made foes. if you have none, small is the work that you have done. you’ve hit no traitor on the hip, you’ve dashed no cup from perjured lip, you’ve never set the wrong to right.