[Ans] Who first said, "A house divided against itself cannot stand"?

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A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure, permanently, half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved — I do not expect the house to fall — but I do expect it will cease to be divided.

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"A house divided against itself cannot stand." I( Abraham Lincoln) believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free. I( Abraham Lincoln) do not expect the Union to be dissolved—I( Abraham Lincoln) do not expect the house to fall—but I do expect it will cease to be divided.

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In the Gospel of Mark 3:25, Jesus states, "And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand", in response to the scribes' claim that "by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils. Saint Augustine, in his book Confessions (Book 8, Chapter 8) describes his conversion experience as being "a house divided against itself." Thomas Hobbes, in his 1651 Leviathan (Chapter 18), stated that, "a kingdom divided in itself cannot stand." Next Step : We care our friends, so we share answers. If you care Share G +1 / Comment below your answer.