[DOC] [TLE] "House Divided" Speech by Abraham Lincoln [PAR] June 16, 1858 ... 1,000 delegates met in the Springfield, Illinois, statehouse for 
the Republican State Convention. At 5:00 p.m. they chose Abraham Lincoln as 
their candidate for the U.S. Senate, ... "Through logic inductively seen," he said, "
Lincoln as a statesman, and political ... "A house divided against itself cannot 
stand.". [DOC] [TLE] Lincoln's House Divided Speech - Wikipedia [PAR] The House Divided Speech was an address given by Abraham Lincoln on June 
16, 1858, at what was then the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, upon 
accepting the Illinois Republican Party's nomination as that state's United States 
senator. ... A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government 
cannot... [DOC] [TLE] Half slave, half free: Lincoln and the House Divided | The Gilder ... [PAR] His passions aroused, Lincoln ran for the U.S. Senate, lost, and, distressed at 
what was ... in the summer of 1858, when he accepted the nomination of his party 
for Douglas's seat in the US Senate. ... A house divided against itself cannot 
stand. ... public statement about slavery ever made by an important Republican 
leader. [DOC] [TLE] Abraham Lincoln Speeches | HistoryNet [PAR] A house divided against itself cannot stand. ... During his 1858 campaign to 
become U.S. senator for Illinois, Lincoln gained national attention in a ... helped 
him to win the 1860 Republican nomination for President of the United States. ... 
First, however, he told the band outside to play "Dixie," which he said, "Our 
adversaries... [DOC] [TLE] The Lincoln-Douglas Debates - Digital History [PAR] A Whig in politics, Lincoln was elected in 1846 to the U.S. House of 
Representatives, but ... and in 1858 the Republican Party nominated him to run 
against Douglas for the Senate. Lincoln accepted the Republican nomination 
with the famous words: "'A ... He said that he supported the Fugitive Slave Law 
and opposed any... [DOC] [TLE] Fragment of Abraham Lincoln's House Divided ... - Digital History [PAR] At the age of 21 he moved to Illinois where he worked as a clerk in a country 
store, ... Lincoln accepted the nomination with the famous biblical words: "A 
house divided against itself cannot stand. ... The following fragment, which dates 
from before the June 1858 Republican ... "A house divided against itself cannot 
stand". [DOC] [TLE] Lincoln warns that America is becoming a house divided - Jun 16 ... [PAR] On this day in 1858, newly nominated senatorial candidate Abraham Lincoln 
addresses the Illinois Republican Convention in Springfield ... from the New 
Testament: a house divided against itself cannot stand. ... lost the close Senate 
race of 1858 to the more moderate Stephen Douglas, who advocated states' 
sovereignty. [DOC] [TLE] Lincoln-Douglas Debates - FreedomFlix [PAR] He helped organize anti-Nebraska groups into the Republican Party of ... And in 
1858 he was nominated again to run for the U.S. Senate. ... for the nomination, 
Lincoln said, "A house divided against itself cannot stand. ... Douglas accepted. [DOC] [TLE] BRIA 22 4 b Slavery, Civil War, and Democracy: What Did Lincoln ... [PAR] When Abraham Lincoln became president in 1861, the United States faced the ... 
But he was back in 1858 to challenge one of the most powerful political leaders 
in the ... Illinois Republican Party Convention to accept the nomination for U.S. 
senator. ... of Jesus: "A house divided against itself cannot stand" (Matthew 12:25
). [DOC] [TLE] Clinton says GOP transformed into 'Party of Trump' in Springfield ... [PAR] Jul 13, 2016 ... Clinton says GOP transformed into 'Party of Trump' in Springfield speech ... of his 
1858 speech reminding supporters that "a house divided against itself cannot 
stand." ... campaign for the United States Senate, he delivered an address on ... 
Remember, he said, 'A house divided against itself cannot stand. [DOC] [TLE] Facing facts about Lincoln and his

Question: Accepting the GOP nomination for U. S. senate in 1858, he said "A house divided against itself cannot stand"
Answer: Abraham Lincoln