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"A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved -- I do not expect the house to fall -- but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other. Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the further spread of it, and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in the course of ultimate extinction; or its advocates will push it forward till it shall become alike lawful in all the States, old as well as new, North as well as South.
What Lincoln means is that slavery will inevitably
- be abolished
- spread through out the entire United States
The source of the quote is The Bible, in Mark 3:25, which says, "And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand."
The quote occurs in Lincoln's "House Divided" speech during the Lincoln Douglas debates.
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Which president said a house divided against itself cannot stand?
Abraham Lincoln President said a house divided against itself cannot stand.
who said, "a house divided against itself cannot stand"?
The original quote is from the Gospel of St. Mark: "If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand." It was borrowed by Abraham Lincoln.
What was Abraham Lincoln's famous quotation?
"A house divided against itself cannot stand"
Who was the politician who said a house divided against itself cannot stand?
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln said a what divided against itself can't stand.?
A house. A house divided amongst itself can't stand
Why did Lincoln say a house divided against itself cannot stand?
He wasn't talking about war, he was talking about the slaves. It was a a bible quote. And Jesus knew their [the Pharisees'] thoughts, and said unto them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand." He was saying a nation can't be half in slavery and half free.
Why did Abraham Lincoln meant by saying a house divided against itself cannot stand they believe this government cannot endure permanently has to leave at hospital?
When Abraham Lincoln said that a house divided against itself could not stand, he was referring to the issue of slavery. He did not believe the US government could endure operating with one half allowing slavery and the other not.
What scripture verse was Lincoln alluding to when he said ' a house divided against itself cannot stand'?
Matthew 12:25 ( also mentioned in Mark 3 and Luke 11) And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand The following verse is similar. 25And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. It is clear Lincoln, who was known to read his Bible, was alluding to either of these, and applying the fairly straightforward principles contained therein to the situation then prevailing in the US.
What did Lincoln refer when he said a house divided against itself cannot stand?
His reference is to the states that had left the union . He felt that he couldn't allow them to leave.
What does divided house mean?
Lincoln was quoting a Biblical reference. "A house divided against itself cannot stand." He was referring to the tensions within the USA, and the conflict between its two widely different societies, North and South.
What did Lincoln mean by saying that a house divided against itself cannot stand?
He was making a reference to the 12 states that left the union. Hence "a house divided" and he meant that if it stayed that way the nation couldn't stay a nation.
Who said these words in a speech in1858 A house divided against itself cannot stand I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free?
Abraham Lincoln
