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"A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe this…

Quote byAbraham Lincoln · 1809–1865

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The House Divided speech (1858), In this famous statement, Lincoln is quoting the response of Jesus Christ to those who accused him of being able to cast out devils because he was empowered by the Prince of devils, recorded in Matthew 12:25: "And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every .

English (original)

"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.

— Abraham Lincoln

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