Her father had always said that a man could be fairly judged by the quality of his allies and that of his enemies.

If the nature of her foes would speak to the credit of Bridget's death, then surely the nature of her allies would speak even more loudly about clearly of her life.

Words can be powerful allies. Or enemies

Some allies are more dangerous than enemies.

I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.

Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.