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Delivery of House Divided Speech
- When
- 16 June 1858
- Where
- Illinois State Capitol
Lincoln delivered the House Divided speech at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield after accepting the Republican Senate nomination on June 16, 1858.
The speech asserted that a house divided against itself cannot stand, arguing the government could not permanently endure half slave and half free. Lincoln's address closed the convention, which had broken for dinner before reconvening at 8 pm.
Sources
- Lincoln's House Divided Speech Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01
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