Lincoln's second inaugural address

provided a pivotal and solemn warning to the crumbling nation in his Inaugural Address—preceding the Civil War by a mere month and eight days: “In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail you…. You have no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the government, while I shall have the most solemn one to preserve, protect and defend it.”1 In Lincoln’s opinion, a finality in secession would provide an end to the…

grandeur of the Lincoln fantasy, however did it represent the true events it depicted? The film was based in large part on Doris Kearns Goodwin’s biography of Lincoln and cabinet, titled “Team of Rivals” published in 2005. In part the book conveyed Lincoln’s…

serious tone. Although the Civil War wasn’t directly caused by Lincoln’s election the election was considered one of the primary reasons the war broke out the next year. Lincoln’s choice to take up arms rather than to let the Southern states secede was not in any way related to his feelings towards slavery. Lincoln felt that it was his obligation as President to save the Union no matter what the circumstances were. His first introductory address was an earnest request to the states that had…

Abraham Lincoln assassination was by John Wilkes Booth on April 14,1865 while attending the play “Our American Cousin’’at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. because he was in the Civil War. John Wilkes shot Abraham Lincoln shortly after 10 p.m. while he watched a play at this theater. The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln was unjust because played an important role in the 13th Amendment which ended slavery in America and was also successful in preventing other countries from intervening in…

like it, and he felt that he failed the people. In my opinion, I believe the most meaningful sentence of the Gettysburg Address was the beginning when Lincoln said “Four score and seven years ago, our father brought forth onto this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” I think this sentence from the address is meaningful because he is stating the intellect behind why this country was fabricated. I…

Lincoln Memorial, used the Parthenon, a Greek design, as a model for the memorial (Marcovitz 18). He did this because President Lincoln defended democracy and Greece was the birthplace of democracy (Lincoln Memorial Design and Symbolism). President Lincoln’s actions and the symbolism of this great monument to democracy led to it’s playing a role in important historic events. Some call President Lincoln “the Great Emancipator” because of his role in ending slavery (Thomas 158). In 1863, he wrote…

people under a common goal, and by being tolerant of different people; this is exemplified through the strong symbolism, persuasive pathos, logical logos, and descriptive diction present in A Quilt of a Country: Out of Many, One?, and Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address. Often times, America succeeds even with the odds stacked against it because its citizens…

complete term and was killed only a month after his second inaugural address; he was the first president to be assassinated. Lincoln was not traditionally an abolitionist, his view point on slavery was that it should not be expanded further into new territories and once elected he called for a gradual emancipation. Lincoln was indifferent to slavery, his ultimate goal was to save the union and if that meant freeing slaves, then so be it. Lincoln’s emancipation proclamation…

Abraham Lincoln once said, “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” America is able to succeed despite being an “improbable idea” because of an innate characteristic of patriotism in each and every American citizen that is especially displayed in times of great trial. Even though there are people who live in America but don’t act very patriotic, times of disaster on a national scale are able to bring out…

The World Renowned Washington It is human nature to live and work together. As a species, humanity has always sought to form groups or communities set with common goals and interests. In order to merit any success within these groupings, it proves imperative that one member maintains control over all others. There are many titles passed to venerated persons selected to maintain dominion: chieftain, president, kaiser, king, prime minister, etc. Those who engage with this bold task of commanding…