"We have met the enemy and he is us."
by:
Walt Kelly
(1913- 1973) Comic strip artist for 'Pogo'
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Pogo: We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us, 1972
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 -- Lincoln Pickard, San Diego 
When you change the way you look at things,the things you look at change.
 -- Me Again		 
 -- Anonymous, Reston, VA US 
Thank you for getting this correct. The poltically correct have replaced "he" with "it" and "they." I remember seeing the original strip - it was "he.".
 -- Dave Becker, Rochester, MI		 
I maybe wrong but I believe that little opossum Pogo was misquoted! I believe that he said, "We HAS met the enemy and he is us!" And even though he was misquoted IT IS one of my most favorite quotes! It is our sins that cause us, our children and our children's children so much grief! Pastor H Ray Eldridge
 -- Ray Eldridge, Graysville		 

Walt Kelly first used the quote on a poster for Earth Day in 1970.
In 1972, it was the title of a book, Pogo: We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us.
 -- E Archer, NYC		 
The specific "us" in the U.S. would be Congress!
 -- Joe, Rochester, MI		 
With the recent terrorist attacks in London, this quote is so scarily true
 -- Alix, Worthing, SX, UK		 
This brings the Declaration of Independence to mind. The ground swell of Ron Paul support magnifies a love of freedom and liberty rebirth and gives hope for the here imposed Enemy.
 -- Mike, Norwalk		 
Unless there is change to our destructive nature the Enemy is us
 -- RobertSRQ		 
We here it every day with public lack of cooperation with or denigration of our efforts to do anything together, from assisting police, border security or the environment. It is a stiff necked people who do not want to be led. In a demcoracy criticisim of anything and everything on a constant bases is standard practice but some times we need to cooperate for the good of all.
 -- Waffler, Smith, Arkansas		 
If this nation be destroyed, it will be through suicide from those who have failed to know what it takes to keep freedom alive.
 -- Logan, Memphis, TN		 
Earth day celebrations in New York looked more like a litter fest. I never saw such a bunch of spoiled self centered people. Hundreds of trash cans and all of them empty. The ground was solid trash.
 -- warren, olathe		 
Nature is in our hands.. Protecting it is our duty.. Save it for future generation.. As it is mother earths beauty..!!
 -- Medhavi, chandigarh,india		 
 -- nnn 
 -- Anonymous 
 
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