It is not so much your hostility that injures us; it is rather the case that$$$ if we were on friendly terms with you$$$ our subjects would regard that as a sign of weakness in us$$$ whereas your hatred is evidence of our power.
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It is not so much your hostility that injures us; it is rather the case that$$$ if we were on friendly terms with you$$$ our subjects would regard that as a sign of weakness in us$$$ whereas your hatred is evidence of our power.