United we stand...

[KrazyHorse]

Ending it with "together we fall" makes the quote more like "all for one..." because it makes no assertions as to the certainty of success...

[MikeH]

And together we fall is a bit depressing, it's meant to inspire not be a comment on some final last stand fight to the death scenario.

[MikeH]

Ending it with "together we fall" makes the quote more like "all for one..." because it makes no assertions as to the certainty of success...

It asserts failure.

[KrazyHorse]

And together we fall is a bit depressing, it's meant to inspire not be a comment on some final last stand fight to the death scenario.

I know what the actual quote is, just pointing out how it's not ridiculous to believe that the other way is correct. It makes some sort of sense.

[KrazyHorse]

It asserts failure.

No, it presents both possibilities: standing and falling

[MikeH]

It can only make sense like that if you don't realise that the first part of each couplet is the activity and the second part the consequence of that activity.