Abraham Lincoln: A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand

Abstract

America’s founding fathers strove to preserve balance while providing for the basic needs and the freedoms of the American people. But the modern era brought unique challenges, where if we are not careful those provisions and freedoms will soon disappear forever. This is because the split dividing political ideologies is like a wedge between qualities that make people virtuous, and this threatens to tear the hearts of America apart. At the same time, it makes America vulnerable to influence from all kinds of unfriendly forces, both abroad and at home. So we need to wake up, because it doesn’t matter who did this to us or why. What does matter is living up to our name by finding our unity and becoming the United States of America again. We should heed the warning by Abraham Lincoln: “A house divided against itself cannot stand.”