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Abraham Lincoln Quotations on "Union"

By Presidential - Posted on 13 April 2009

All this talk about the dissolution of the Union is humbug -- nothing but folly. We WON'T dissolve the Union, and you SHAN'T. - Speech at Galena, Illinois
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. - House Divided Speech
To the best of my judgment I have labored for, and not against the Union. - Speech at Springfield, Illinois
My opinion is that no state can, in any way lawfully, get out of the Union, without the consent of the others; and that it is the duty of the President, and other government functionaries to run the machine as it is. - Letter to Thurlow Weed
When the people rise in masses in behalf of the Union and the liberties of their country, truly may it be said, "The gates of hell shall not prevail against them." - Reply to Governor Morton
I hold, that in contemplation of universal law, and of the Constitution, the Union of these States is perpetual. - Inaugural Address