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If Your Enemy Is Buried In Quicksand Up To His Neck, Pull Him Out.
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If your enemy is buried in quicksand up to his neck, pull him out.
If he is buried up to his eyes, step on his head.
-- Niccoli Machiavelli, "The Prince"
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