Abandon Quote by Alexander Hamilton

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

I hold, that in contemplation of universal law, and of the Constitution, the Union of these States is perpetual.

— Abraham Lincoln

If there be any among us who wish to dissolve the Union or to change its republican form, let them stand undisturbed, as monuments…

— Thomas Jefferson

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

I actually think that 'States of Union' will be a lifelong endeavor for me. It won't take up all my energy as it has…

— Alix Smith

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

Our union represents a breaking away...represents sharing a power, represent questioning, represents a new force...however long it takes, we are geared for a struggle.

— Cesar Chavez

Something is wanting, and something must be done, or we shall be involved in all the horror of failure, and civil war without a…

— Henry Knox

We must remove government's smothering hand from where it does harm; we must seek to revitalize the proper functions of government. We do these…

— Ronald Reagan

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

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

The Union, which can alone insure internal peace, and external security to each State, Must and Shall be Preserved, cost what it may in…

— George B. McClellan