The law is split, and fees are down
To stop the rise of lawyers,
And costs are cut, oh! quite in half,
Just like a log by sawyers.
Divide, divide, the Speaker cries,
Each night with voice of thunder,
But yet the law thus made "so wise,"
Most likely is a blunder.
Division teaches how to divide a number into two or more equal parts, as in the division of prize-money.
Division is of great importance, whether political, ecclesiastical, commercial, civil, or social. Nothing is more likely to destroy your opponents than a split. Divide et impera is the true Machiavelian policy of all governments.