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He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not
with me scattereth.
He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not
with me scattereth.
Divide and command, a wise maxim;
Unite and guide, a better.
[Ger., Entzwei' und gebiete! Tuchtig Wort,
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Divide and command, a wise maxim;
Unite and guide, a better.
[Ger., Entzwei' und gebiete! Tuchtig Wort,
Verein' und leite! Bess'rer Hort.]
Unity to be real must stand the severest strain without breaking.
Unity to be real must stand the severest strain without breaking.
There with commutual zeal we both had strove
In acts of dear benevolence and love;
Brothers in read more
There with commutual zeal we both had strove
In acts of dear benevolence and love;
Brothers in peace, not rivals in command.
By union the smallest states thrive, by discord the greatest are
destroyed.
[Lat., Concordia res parvae crescunt, discordia read more
By union the smallest states thrive, by discord the greatest are
destroyed.
[Lat., Concordia res parvae crescunt, discordia maximae
dilabantur.]
I never use the word "nation" in speaking of the United States.
I always use the word "Union" or read more
I never use the word "nation" in speaking of the United States.
I always use the word "Union" or "Confederacy." We are not a
nation but a union, a confederacy of equal and sovereign States.
Hate grows and victors where love is afraid to share its bloom
Hate grows and victors where love is afraid to share its bloom
Oh, shame to men! devil with devil damn'd
Firm concord holds, men only disagree
Of creatures rational.
Oh, shame to men! devil with devil damn'd
Firm concord holds, men only disagree
Of creatures rational.
I know that my unity with all people cannot be destroyed by national boundaries and government orders.
I know that my unity with all people cannot be destroyed by national boundaries and government orders.