Lincoln delivered a brief 272 word speech at Gettysburg. He said that America was built upon the notions of liberty and equality, and that the men who died at Gettysburg--in America's Civil War-- were fighting to preserve their great nation born of such virtuous and democratic ideals. His famous closing statement that the sacred American"government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth" signified his tireless desire to reunite the Union and to see the great country that he loved dearly thrive in future years. Overall, Lincoln's Gettysburg Address was a tribute to lost heroes in battle and a wonderful pledge of loyalty to national unity.
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address reminded me of Donald Trump's speech on August 23, 2017 in Reno, Nevada because both were brief speeches that stressed a desire for national unity.
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