The universal subjugator, the commonplace.
[Ger., Was uns alle bandigt, das Gemeine.]

The universal subjugator, the commonplace.
[Ger., Was uns alle bandigt, das Gemeine.]

The Constitution in all its provisions looks to an indestructible
union disposed of indestructible States.

The Constitution in all its provisions looks to an indestructible
union disposed of indestructible States.

Divide and command, a wise maxim;
Unite and guide, a better.
[Ger., Entzwei' und gebiete! Tuchtig Wort,
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Divide and command, a wise maxim;
Unite and guide, a better.
[Ger., Entzwei' und gebiete! Tuchtig Wort,
Verein' und leite! Bess'rer Hort.]

In union there is strength.

In union there is strength.

We must all hang together or assuredly we shall all hang
separately.

We must all hang together or assuredly we shall all hang
separately.

Unity to be real must stand the severest strain without breaking

Unity to be real must stand the severest strain without breaking

I never use the word "nation" in speaking of the United States.
I always use the word "Union" or read more

I never use the word "nation" in speaking of the United States.
I always use the word "Union" or "Confederacy." We are not a
nation but a union, a confederacy of equal and sovereign States.

When our two lives grew like two buds that kiss
At lightest thrill from the bee's swinging chime,
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When our two lives grew like two buds that kiss
At lightest thrill from the bee's swinging chime,
Because the one so near the other is.

So we grew together,
Like to a double cherry, seeming parted,
But yet an union in partition--
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So we grew together,
Like to a double cherry, seeming parted,
But yet an union in partition--
Two lovely berries moulded on one stem;
So, with two seeming bodies, but one heart;
Two of the first, like coats in heraldry,
Due but to one, and crowned with one crest.