Adopted Quote by Alexander Hamilton

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

— Daniel Webster

The Union is much older than the Constitution. It was formed in fact, by the Articles of Association in 1774. It was matured and…

— Abraham Lincoln

The States acceded to the Union.

— Benjamin Franklin

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

The state of the Union largely depends on the state of the unions.

— Evan Esar

The union of lakes--the union of lands-- The union of States none can sever-- The union of hearts--the union of hands-- And the flag…

— George Pope Morris

No state, upon its own mere motion, can lawfully get out of the Union. Plainly, the central idea of secession, is the essence of…

— Abraham Lincoln

We are not a nation, but a union, a confederacy of equal and sovereign states.

— John C. Calhoun

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

As much as I value an union of all the states, I would not admit the southern states into the union, unless they agreed…

— George Mason

The Constitution, in all its provisions, looks to an indestructible Union composed of indestructible States.

— Salmon P. Chase

The United States form a young republic, a confederacy which ought ever to be cemented by a union of interests and affection, under the…

— Mercy Otis Warren