Question

What was the main idea of abraham lincoln's house divided speech?

Answer 1

Lincoln's speech was just saying what everyone knew, but wasn't willing to admit to themselves, because to do so would mean figuring out a new way to resolve the slavery question.

Answer 2

"A house divided against itself cannot stand." Lincoln noted that conflict between North and South over slavery was intensifying.If the U.S. wanted to be a free country, he argued, it had to act now before it was too late.