A house. A house divided amongst itself can't stand
Abraham Lincoln President 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.
Abraham Lincoln
"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.
LINCOLN was speaking to the Illinois Republican convention in 1858 when he quoted those famous words. The statement, "house divided against itself shall not stand", is a statement Jesus made to the Pharisees when they accused him of casting out devils by Beelzebub, the prince of the devils, (Matthew 12.24,25)
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.
His reference is to the states that had left the union . He felt that he couldn't allow them to leave.
His reference is to the states that had left the union . He felt that he couldn't allow them to leave.
A baby can not stand. "A house divided against itself cannot stand" is a quote from an English language translation of the Gospel of Mark. The quote was used in a famous speech by Abraham Lincoln in regard to the U.S. Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln
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.