House Divided Speech Analysis

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Before, during and after the Civil War, memorable speeches would be given. One of those speeches are The House Divided speech given by Abraham Lincoln. Also famous books would be written like Narrative of The Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave written by Frederick Douglass. The Civil War gave freedom for all Americans ad reformed peoples views on slavery.

People cannot be in a group or organization and be divided against each other, it wouldn’t work. As former president Abraham Lincoln said in his House Divided speech “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” this means people can’t be fighting each other and be together as one. Fighting within a nation wont work and the nation would eventually crumble and fail. “I do not