The Gettysburg Address is known as one of the most famous speeches in all of American History. It is often times called the turning point for the Civil War since it had such an impact, but there is an argument on whether President Abraham Lincoln stated this for the moral cause or the money. Charles Adams starts this debate by defending the south and stating that Lincoln’s speech is “based on a number of errors and falsehoods.”(45) Adams states that Lincoln’s time is off because the American government didn’t start until later so “four score and seven years ago,” is inaccurate. The author gives the president a bad reputation as he excessively talks of his lawyer tool craft in twisting information. Adams goes on to conclude that it is Abe
