This Day in History: Lincoln says, “A house divided against itself cannot stand”

(WDBJ) - June 16, 1858:

When Abraham Lincoln accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for United States Senate 168 years ago on this day, Lincoln said the issue of slavery had to be solved.

Lincoln declared, “a house divided against itself cannot stand.”

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