Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"Persecution readily knits friendship between its victims."

by:	Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American�essayist,�lecturer, and�poet
Source:	Speech, 12 September 1835
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Categories:	Persecution, Friendship
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and if not friendship, at least an eased (uneasy as it may be) relationship of cooperation. -- Mike, Norwalk
Jews in Nazi concentration camps would be a good example. -- jim k, Austin,Tx
The enemy of my enemy is my friend? -- J Carlton, Calgary
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