Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address Summary

Who is Abraham Lincoln? He was an American politician and lawyer who filled in as the sixteenth President of the United States. Former President Abraham Lincoln pinpointed various points in his second inaugural speech. He claims that the reason of the war was slavery. According to Lincoln, “These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of the war.” During this time period, slavery was important to the south because of the South's economy. The southern states did not want to abolish the slavery because it would impact on their economy. The southern states could not ignore the federal law about the slavery that they did not support and that was the reason of war.
To continue with, Abraham Lincoln says that it's strange to ask God help in trying to kill other people. In the text, he stated that "both read the same Bible and pray to the same God, and each invokes His aid against the other." This statement says that they are praying to the same God and asking for help to kill other people but their prayer could not be accepted because God has a different purpose. According to Lincoln,"If we shall suppose that American slavery is one of those …show more content…
In the text, he stated "let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations." Toward the civil war ended, both North and South were angry at each other. He wanted to unite North and South by saying that both sides worship the same God. So he hopes for a nation to reborn peacefully. Lincoln want people to feel no no malevolence toward anybody, feel graciousness toward everybody. He basically feels that if we all respect and love each other, this place would better for