As it did in the disputed enclaves of South Ossetia and Abkhazia before the Georgian war, Moscow has striven to divide Ukraine politically, broadcasting Russian-language television into the country, handing out citizenship to ethnic Russians in Crimea and, critics say, backing pro-Russian figures in Ukraine's political establishment.
They strove to divide and rule, with awful consequences.Last month, militiamen from the Lendu tribe, with painted faces and leaf circlets in their hair, broke into a hospital near Bunia, where many of the staff and patients were from the rival Hemas, a tribe allied to the Ugandans.
Faced with an enemy that sought only to divide, the National Health Service strove for unity.
Mr. Feinberg should strive to avoid this, dividing up the proceeds among the claimants where appropriate.
According to reports, he also urged the president to strive to unite a divided country.Several factors magnify the scope of Mr Bush's victory.
I am saddened, but not surprised, that the forces that strive to keep us divided have silenced a vital dialogue in a Synagogue in West Hampton, N.Y., in which Rev. Al Sharpton and Rabbi Marc Schneier of the Foundation For Ethnic Understanding strove to bridge a deeply troubled part in America's past: the Crown Heights Riots of 1991.
Survival of the fittest in the final analysis will be survival of the spiritually fittest, survival of those who strive to unite rather than divide, survival of those who strive to let go of judgments and prejudices, survival of those who strive to embrace acceptance and tolerance, survival of those who are dedicated to the application of compassion, generosity and forgiveness.
To accomplish this, we will strive to educate each side of the divide to speak the same language.
The new prime minister will be expected to unite the party and country, which have become deeply divided during the referendum campaign, and strive to negotiate the terms of Britain's exit from the 28-member European Union.
