<P> The House Divided Speech was an address given by Abraham Lincoln , later President of the United States , on June 16 , 1858 at what was then the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield , after he had accepted the Illinois Republican Party 's nomination as that state 's US senator . The speech became the launching point for his unsuccessful campaign for the seat , held by Stephen A. Douglas ; the campaign would climax with the Lincoln - Douglas debates of 1858 . </P>
<P> The House Divided Speech was an address given by Abraham Lincoln , later President of the United States , on June 16 , 1858 at what was then the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield , after he had accepted the Illinois Republican Party 's nomination as that state 's US senator . The speech became the launching point for his unsuccessful campaign for the seat , held by Stephen A. Douglas ; the campaign would climax with the Lincoln - Douglas debates of 1858 . </P>
who said a house divided against itself can not stand
who said a house divided against itself can not stand
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln