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8. What did Lincoln mean with the Biblical quote: "A house divided against itself cannot stand" ?
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8. What did Lincoln mean with the Biblical quote: "A house divided against itself cannot

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the USA cannot stay permanently half slave and half free, the house was divided based on thoughts of slavery

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in this metaphor, the "house" refers to the Union, the United States of America and that house was divided between the opponents and advocates of slavery.
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