A house divided against itself cannot stand. ✨ Speech at Republican st…

Abraham Lincoln
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A house divided against itself cannot stand. ✨ Speech at Republican state convention nominating him to run for U.S. senator, Springfield, Ill., 16 June 1858
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A house divided against itself cannot stand. ✨ Speech at Republican state convention nominating him to run for U.S. senator, Springfield, Ill., 16 June 1858

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