The Battle of Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle in American history and is one of the first images when thinking of the civil war. Lincoln promised the country when he became president he would not let civil war break out but yet it did anyway. Lincoln begins the address by stating four score and seven years ago, in reference to 1776, the young nation of America was founded on hopes and aspirations that the people of the world have the power to seek their own happiness and to fight against tyranny. Lincoln tells the men gathered that they are doing their part to keep their great country together and that they have fought valiantly. Lincoln talks about the bloody destruction and says that the war must end and that these soldiers have unfinished work. Lincoln dedicates the ground as a resting place for the soldiers who died in battle and said that the world may forget what happened year but I will not. Lincoln ends his speech by stating that anything less than complete unity in the country would mean that these men have died in vain and that they still have a job to do so that America shall not perish from this earth.
John F Kennedy had a similar message when speaking out in his inaugural address, he asks the people, what can you do for your country, again promoting unity and keeping America stable.
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