But confronting international pressure over Iran's nuclear program, Iran's leaders have sought to present a public face of unity and laid aside many of their differences.
In a ceremony that strove to convey unity, and set aside recent rancor, Christine C. Quinn on Tuesday bestowed her blessing on the rival she fought most bitterly in the Democratic mayoral primary, Bill de Blasio.
"I would be quite happy to let Caroline Lucas (Green MEP for the south-east) take first place on a list, if others stand aside for Unity candidates.
But if this discussion is to be meaningful, the authors would do well to understand the pressures that drive religious minorities to value their unity, and to set aside some of their own pre-conceptions about those of us who work both within and without the existing organisations in pursuit of progressive change.
2014's Rogue and Unity were forgettable (the bugs aside, of course) entries into a series that has long outstayed its welcome.
"This is a moment to put aside differences and show unity with the victims and their families".
But it came, oddly, on a day that state Democratic officials had set aside to celebrate party unity at a fund-raising dinner attended by both candidates.
Divisions in both parties are largely hidden when a leader is popular and strong, or when leaders choose unity as their overwhelming objective, casting aside their own personal convictions.
Aside from its structural unity, the common setting, characters, symbolism and "consistency of mood" are all additional qualities that tie the stories together despite their initial publication as separate tales.
His treatment of this issue was welcome to me, as too many of the narratives of Vietnam seek to minimize this conflict or to sweep it aside as the democratic unity of troops under fire erases racial tension.
