" Unite us standing, divided us down " is a phrase used in various types of motto, most often to inspire unity and collaboration. The core concept lies in the collectivist notion that if individual members of a particular group with binding ideals - such as unions, coalitions, confederations or alliances - work on their own rather than as a team, they are each destined to fail and will be all invincible. This phrase is also often referred to simply by the words " Unite we stand ".
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Original history
This phrase has been attributed to the ancient Greek storyteller Aesop, both directly in the tale of "The Four Oxen and the Lion" and indirectly in "The Bundle of Sticks".
A similar phrase also appears in the New Testament of the Bible - translated into English from Greek historian in Mark 3:25 as "And if a house is divided against itself, the house can not stand". Similar passages of the New Testament include Matthew 12:25 ("And Jesus knew their minds, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to destruction: and every city or house divided against itself shall stand" ) and Luke 11:17 ("But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is taken to a deserted place, and a house divided by a fallen house.").
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Use in U.S. history
The first connected use in modern times is to Founder John Dickinson in his Pre-Revolutionary song "The Liberty Song", first published in the Boston Gazette in July 1768. In a song written by Dickinson: Then join hands, dare all Americans! By uniting us standing, by dividing us down! "Kentucky entered the Union on June 1, 1792. A little over six months later, on December 20, 1792, the first General Assembly of Kentucky adopted the Commonwealth seal , including the state slogan, United We Stand, Divided We Fall.
Patrick Henry used the phrase in his last public address, given in March 1799, in which he denounced the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions. Grasping his hands and wobbling, Henry declared, "Let us believe in God, and our better judgment to set us in the hereafter, unite us standing, divided us down, let us not be divided into factions that must destroy the unity upon which our existence depends. "At the end of his oration, Henry fell into the arms of the observer and was brought, almost devoid of life, to the nearest tavern. Two months later, he died.
During a failed campaign (technically) against Stephen Douglas in 1858, Abraham Lincoln gave a speech centered on the House analogy that was divided to illustrate the need for universal decisions on slavery in all states.
Since 1942, this phrase has become the official non-Latin state slogan of Kentucky. The first governor of the state of Kentucky, Isaac Shelby, loved the stanza of "The Liberty Song".
On the Missouri flag, this phrase is also written around the central circle.
Use of modern politics
Examples of political uses outside the US include the following:
- This statement is also a common phrase used in India to garner political support during the independence struggle of the British Empire.
- This motto is also used by Ulster loyalists, and can be seen in some faithful Northern Irish mural.
- The Economist edition that appeared during Brexit entitled "Shared We Fall".
- The President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, used the motto in his letter of invitation to the heads of state and government of the European Union, for their informal meeting in Valletta, Malta, on 3 February 2017. Tusk discussed the motto of leaders of 27 EU member states front without the British Empire.
Popular culture
The Sznajd model in econophysics is also called the United we stand, divided we fall (USDF) model .
References
External links
- USgennet.org
- Quotationspage.com
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