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I have adopted the Roman sentiment, that it is more honorable to save a citizen than to kill an enemy.

Samuel Johnson
Enemy, Citizens, Honorable
Samuel Johnson (1977). “Selected Poetry and Prose”, p.332, Univ of California Press
I have adopted the Roman sentiment, that it is more honorable to save a citizen than to kill an enemy.