United we Stand, Divided we fall.
Origins :
The Liberty Song by John Dickinson
The Liberty Song by John Dickinson, written in 1768, is the first known modern usage of the phrase "United we stand, divided we fall." The song was published in two Pennsylvania newspapers during the time sentiment for breaking the colonies away from England was rising. One line in the song is, “Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all!/ By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall.” It became part of the anti-British rule rhetoric of the day, and Dickinson went on to become a signer of the Constitution.
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United we Stand, Divided we fall.
Origins : The Liberty Song by John Dickinson The Liberty Song by John Dickinson, written in 1768, is the first known modern usage of the phrase "United we stand, divided we fall." The song was published in two Pennsylvania newspapers during the time sentiment for breaking the colonies away from England was rising. One line in the song is, “Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all!/ By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall.” It became part of the anti-British rule rhetoric of the day, and Dickinson went on to become a signer of the Constitution.
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