In 1858, after winning the Republican nomination for the Senate against incumbent Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln gave a ...

Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided Miniseries; PBS, Mon.-Wed., Feb. 19-21, 9 p.m. Production: A David Grubin Prods. film for "The American Experience," a production of WGBH Boston in ...

“A house divided against itself cannot stand.” So said Abraham Lincoln in his “House Divided” speech, given 165 years ago. Many describe contemporary America in the same terms.

On this day in 1858, Abraham Lincoln told the Illinois Republican Convention, which had just nominated him as its senatorial candidate, that “a house divided against itself cannot stand.” ...

These are the most famous Abraham Lincoln quotes about life, leadership and democracy. ... — Abraham Lincoln. 64. "A house divided against itself cannot stand.

So said Abraham Lincoln in his “House Divided” speech, given 165 years. Many describe contemporary America in the same terms. We’re a house divided against itself and in danger of collapse.

The rise of Abraham Lincoln from self-taught frontier boy to the presidency is classic Americana. A shining example of our national Horatio Alger myth, the Illinois rail-splitter has been a ...

Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., annually holds the Lincoln Oratory Festival. Students from Sela Public Charter School performed "House Divided" on stage earlier this year.

She could quote from the poets, and she was steeped in politics. Mary Genevieve Murphy, ... Slate: Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided. Slate: Part Five: This Frightful War.

So said Abraham Lincoln in his "House Divided" speech, given 165 years ago. Many describe contemporary America in the same terms. We're a house divided against itself and in danger of collapse.

Slate: Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided Narrator: The Lincolns had long dreamed of this moment: at the end of a 12-day swing through northern cities lay the Executive Mansion.

So said Abraham Lincoln in his “House Divided” speech, given 165 years. Many describe contemporary America in the same terms. We’re a house divided against itself and in danger of collapse.