“A house divided against itself is 1 with no remainder”
“A house divided against itself cannot stand” is a famous 1858 speech by Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), referring to the North and the South of the United States. It’s not a division problem, but there are jokes.
“A house divided against itself is = 1 house - Abraham Lincoln…math wiz” was posted on X/Twitter by Midriff Barnacle on June 19, 2020. “A house divided against itself is 1 with no remainder” was posted on Bluesky by Jimmer Cork-Bottle on January 30, 2025.
Wikiquote: Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln (12 February 1809 – 15 April 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.
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The House Divided speech (1858)
Speech at the Republican State Convention, Springfield, Illinois, accepting the Republican nomination for US Senate (16 June 1858)
“A house divided against itself cannot stand.” I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free. 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. It will become all one thing or all the other.
. In this famous statement, Lincoln is quoting the response of Jesus Christ to those who accused him of being able to cast out devils because he was empowered by the Prince of devils, recorded in Matthew 12:25: “And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand”.
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Midriff Barnacle
@StateIdiot
A house divided against itself is = 1 house - Abraham Lincoln…math wiz
11:44 AM · Jun 19, 2020
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Logan
@wtfBulkLogan
a house divided against itself is 1
it’s always 1 when you divide anything by itself
8:24 PM · Jan 2, 2021
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Jimmer Cork-Bottle
@jimmerthatisall.bsky.social
A house divided against itself is 1 with no remainder.
January 30, 2025 at 8:04 AM