Become Quote by Abraham Lincoln

A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the…

— Abraham Lincoln

If not met promptly and decidedly, the two portions of the Union will gradually become thoroughly alienated, when no alternative will be left to…

— John C. Calhoun

If the Union was formed by accession of States then the Union may be dissolved by the secession of States.

— Daniel Webster

I'm happy to see the union come together. We really need to clear up the public perception of what's going on.

— Eric Byrnes

For I am divided for love's sake, for the chance of union.

— Aleister Crowley

I beseech those whose piety will permit them reverently to petition, that they will pray for this union, and ask that He who buildeth…

— Sam Houston

Continue to execute all the express provisions of our national Constitution, and the Union will endure forever-it being impossible to destroy it, except by…

— Abraham Lincoln

United we stand, divided we fall. Let us not split into factions which must destroy that union upon which our existence hangs.

— Patrick Henry

No State, upon it own mere motion, can lawfully get out of the Union. Resolves and ordinances to that effect are legally nothing. I…

— Abraham Lincoln

For more than half a century... this Union has stood unshaken. Whatever dangers may threaten it, I shall stand by it and maintain it…

— Zachary Taylor

This union has been divided in like a civil war - brother against brother - sister against sister. And I'm pulling it together. We've…

— James P. Hoffa

If the Constitution is adopted (and it was) the Union will be in fact and in theory an association of States or a Confederacy.

— Alexander Hamilton