Physically speaking, we can not separate. We can not remove our respective sections from each other nor build an impassable wall between them. A husband and wife may be divorced and go out of the presence and beyond the reach of each other, but the different parts of our country can not do this. They can not but remain face to face, and intercourse, either amicable or hostile, must continue between them.” Abraham Lincoln First Inaugural Address, 1861 According to this excerpt Abraham Lincoln holds that -​​​​​​ A. Slavery should be allowed to spread to western territories

​​​​​​B. The Unites States should seek to acquire more land from Mexico

​​​​​​C. The 13 Colonies should not have seceded from Britain

D.​​​​​​Despite differences all our states must remain a part of the Union