# Quote — Sheri S. Tepper, The Margarets

> Something in their history has moved them to patience. Wise leaders do not go to war with enemies, not even evil enemies, unless they have thought it through to the end.

- Author: [Sheri S. Tepper](https://www.leafyquotes.com/sheri-s-tepper.md)
- Book: [The Margarets](https://www.leafyquotes.com/sheri-s-tepper/the-margarets.md)
- Page: 504
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/sheri-s-tepper/the-margarets/something-in-their

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