The Gettysburg Address: 'All Men Are Created Equal'

How does Lincoln, in the Gettysburg Address, try to change what his readers/listeners believe about what it means to be dedicated to the American idea that “All men are created equal"? In the Gettysburg Address Lincoln wants to change what his readers believe about what it means to be dedicated to the American idea that “All men are created equal.'' by giving out his speech he was saying ''all men are created equal '' over and over to try and give the people an idea about the society and nation they will become. Another thing is that he used the war as an example of how all men are created equal because they all have to cooperate and that what they fought for they will use that land as a memorial for those who helped gain the land and gave their lives. …show more content…
Lincoln stated in the novel that, ''The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract '' I think Lincoln said that personally because, a lot of people risked their lives for that land and some didn’t survive to see it. Another thing that Lincoln said personally from his thoughts was that, ''these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom '' and as said before this was stated in the novel. Lincoln also said in the novel, ''But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate—we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow this ground.'' I think he said that because he has respect for those who passed