"Persecution readily knits friendship between its victims."
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
(1803-1882) American essayist, lecturer, and poet
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Speech, 12 September 1835
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and if not friendship, at least an eased (uneasy as it may be) relationship of cooperation.
 -- Mike, Norwalk     
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    Jews in Nazi concentration camps would be a good example.
     -- jim k, Austin,Tx     
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    The enemy of my enemy is my friend?
     -- J Carlton, Calgary     
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    I suppose the revolution will come when there are so many laws that all are persecuted equally -- logically it is only a matter of time. But what the revolution will establish, no one can know for sure -- look at France and Russia -- they fought for one thing and got another...
     -- E Archer, NYC     
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