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 The universal subjugator, the commonplace.
 [Ger., Was uns alle bandigt, das Gemeine.]  
 The universal subjugator, the commonplace.
 [Ger., Was uns alle bandigt, das Gemeine.] 
I know that my unity with all people cannot be destroyed by national boundaries and government orders.
I know that my unity with all people cannot be destroyed by national boundaries and government orders.
A wise man hears one word and understands two.
A wise man hears one word and understands two.
I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the read more
I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this continent. I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses.
The wavering multitude is divided into opposite factions.
The wavering multitude is divided into opposite factions.
Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.
Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.
 So we grew together,
 Like to a double cherry, seeming parted,
  But yet an union in partition--
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 So we grew together,
 Like to a double cherry, seeming parted,
  But yet an union in partition--
   Two lovely berries moulded on one stem;
    So, with two seeming bodies, but one heart;
     Two of the first, like coats in heraldry,
      Due but to one, and crowned with one crest. 
 Divide and command, a wise maxim;
 Unite and guide, a better.
  [Ger., Entzwei' und gebiete! Tuchtig Wort,
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 Divide and command, a wise maxim;
 Unite and guide, a better.
  [Ger., Entzwei' und gebiete! Tuchtig Wort,
   Verein' und leite! Bess'rer Hort.] 
Why is it that an extended olive branch often turns to a clinched fist of hatred?
Why is it that an extended olive branch often turns to a clinched fist of hatred?