On the recordJune 17, 1858
I do not expect the Union to be dissolved,--I do not expect the house to fall; but I do expect it will cease to be divided.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “I do not expect the Union to be dissolved,--I do not expect the house to fall; but I do expect it will cease to be…”
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Following his "House Divided" declaration, Lincoln clarified that he anticipated the nation would resolve its division over slavery rather than dissolve entirely.
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