“If only they could have put aside their differences and lived together peaceably.”
“You mean, the Spartans and the Athenians?”
“No.”
“Oh!— the Greeks and the Romans?”
“No.”
“The Goths and the Romans?”
“No.”
“The Saxons and the Celts?”
“No.”
“The Christians and the Moslems?”
“No.”
“The Christians and the Jews?”
“No.”
“The Jews and the Arabs?”
“No.”
“The Catholics and the Protestants?”
“No.”
“The Irish and the English?”
“No.”
“The Europeans and the Amerindians?”
“No.”
“The Iroquois and the Hurons?”
“No.”
“Hmm . . . the Han and the Manchu?”
“No.”
“The Chinese and the Japanese?”
“No.”
“The Koreans and the Japanese?”
“No.”
“The Japanese and the Russians?”
“No.”
“The Russians and the Germans?”
“No.”
“The Germans and the French?”
“No.”
“The French and the English?”
“No.”
“The English and the Americans?”
“No.”
“White Americans and Black Americans?”
“No.”
“Liberals and conservatives?”
“No.”
“Communists and—”
“No.”
“Monarchists and—”
“No.”
“Unions and management?”
“No.”
“Ah, I know! The Sunnis and the Shia!”
“No.”
“The Indians and the Pakistanis?”
“No.”
“The Arabs and the Iranians?”
“No.”
“Maybe . . . the Kurds and the Turks?”
“No.”
“The Turks and the Armenians?”
“No.”
“Okay, I give up. If only who could have put aside their differences and lived together peaceably?”
“Humans.”
That needs to be on a poster, bro!