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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.
There is a risk that, one day, all states may permit slavery.
Yes, called the 'House Divided speech', it was given by him in June 1858, in Illinois after he accepted the nomination for senator.
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)
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.
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln