Lysistrata - Unity

In the United States we find unity to be the single most important thing (maybe next to freedom), evident in the motto written on our currency "E pluribus unum," out of many one. In Greece, the people struggle for unity, or at least in Ancient Greece during the time period Lysistrata takes place. During this time in Greece, civil war was upon the country, a battle primarily between the Athenians and Spartans, The Peloponesian War. "The worst kind of war is civil war," somebody said this... I don't know who exactly, but I agree with it. There's nothing worse than fighting with your neighbor and fellow citizen. This is primarily what Lysistrata was saying in Aristophanes' play bearing her name, made most evident in her quote on page 102 - "But now, when the Persians sit by and wait, in the very presence of your enemies, you fight each other, destroy Greek men, destroy Greek cities!" This very concisely summarizes how the lack of unity and togetherness destroys an entire culture, while the true enemy, Persia (Graeco-Persian War ended right before the Peloponesian War, and Persia still remained a dangerous threat to Greek affairs).