““But wasn’t that First magus an enemy of the Great Forest? So he had to have that ability without getting it from the Forest.” “They were opponents. I’m not sure they were enemies.”
— Sub-Majer’s Challenge (Saga of Recluce Book 25) by L. E. Modesitt Jr.
The ONE THING for today: It is good to remember that you can have opponents without them becoming your enemy. Everyone does not have to agree with you or even be a friend to be on your team. (Check out Abraham Lincoln’s cabinet.)
In the same way, you don’t have to agree with someone or even particularly like them to be a part of their team.
Sometimes the mission matters more than the motivation behind the effort.