House divided Quote by Abraham Lincoln

““He whose wisdom surpasses that of all philosophers, has declared that 'a house divided against itself cannot stand””

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I could not have slept tonight if I had left that helpless little creature to perish on the ground.

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As we keep or break the Sabbath Day we nobly save or meanly lose the last best hope by which man rises.

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Tell the truth and you won't have so much to remember

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With high hope for the future, no prediction is ventured.

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I am glad to see that a system of labor prevails under which laborers can strike when they want to.

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