The answer currently seems to be 'no' Molly. Trivia is being raised to heightened levels to divide us.
On 5 Apr, 00:24, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > "All for one and one for all." > > United we stand, divided we fall." > > I'm sure these sentiments have been around 10's of thousands of years. What > I believe it's all about is survival. And when that is taken for granted > then we unite for prosperity. Ambition unites us. > > dj > > > > On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 1:30 PM, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > There is a phrase that I think is important, but is overused and well > > on its way to becoming a cliché and that is: “What unites us is > > greater than what divides us!” President John F. Kennedy used it in > > his 1961 address to Canadian Parliament: “Geography has made us > > neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us > > partners. And necessity has made us allies. Those whom nature hath > > so joined together, let no man put asunder. What unites us is far > > greater than what divides us. > > > The current US President, Barack Obama also used the idea in his > > speech this past Martin Luther King Junior Day: “through times of > > great challenge and great change, we have remembered that fundamental > > American truth - that what unites us is always more powerful than what > > divides us.” > > > But the idea is not strictly American, as the Secretary-General of the > > United Nations, Ban Ki-moon has recently used it in two different > > speeches. First, in April of 2009, in his address to the Alliance of > > Civilizations forum in Istanbul, “What unites is so powerful it could > > easily overcome what divides us.” Next, in November of 2009 in his > > speech to the Summit of Religious and Secular Leaders on Climate > > Change in London, “We are united by the belief that what unites us as > > human beings is stronger than what divides us.” > > > What is it that unites us all? Is it greater than what divides us? > > What do YOU think? > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > ""Minds Eye"" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<minds-eye%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups > > .com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
