union is strength

union is strength
Unity is a popular alternative for union, especially when used as a trade-union slogan. Cf. HOMER Iliad XIII. 237 συμφερτὴ δ᾽ ἀρετὴ πέλει ἀνδρῶν καὶ μάλα λυγρῶν, even weak men have strength in unity; L. vis unita fortior, force united is stronger; c 1527 T. BERTHELET tr. Erasmus’ Sayings of Wise Men A4v Concorde maketh those thynges that are weake, mighty and stronge.

1654 R. WILLIAMS Complete Writings (1963) VI. 280 Union strengthens.

1837 in D. Porter Early Negro Writing (1971) 228 In Union is strength.

1848 S. ROBINSON Letter 29 Dec. in Indiana Hist. Collections (1936) XXII. 178 ‘Union is strength,’ and that is the only kind that can control the floods of such a ‘great father of rivers [the Mississippi]’.

1877 E. WALFORD Tales of Great Families I. 264 The prosperity of the House of Rothschild [is due to] the unity which has attended the co-partnership of its members,..a fresh example of the saying that ‘union is strength’.

1933 H. ADAMS Strange Murder of Hatton xxix. Union is strength. We, by pooling our resources,..are able..to secure a steady income.

1981 E. AGRY Assault Force ix. This unfortunate misunderstanding; we must clear it up... After all, unity is strength.


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