In 1858, after winning the Republican nomination for the Senate against incumbent Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln gave a speech that has stood the test of time because of the truth it laid plain ...

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 ...

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.” ...

“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.

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.

On June 16, 1858, more than 160 years ago, a little-known politician delivered a speech at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield after he accepted his party's nomination for U.S. senator.

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.

However, Lincoln did speak to the spirit of the quote well before he ran for president in 1860, and well before he served his one term in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1847-49.

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.

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.