When President Lincoln spoke those words 153 years ago he was talking about one war that was dividing the nation. But those words are as true today as they were then and rarely in the course of human history has a leader better eulogized the … [Read more...] about Happy Memorial Day 2016!
Abraham Lincoln
Quote of the Week Abraham Lincoln on the Greatest Threat to the Republic
Abraham Lincoln on the Greatest Threat to the Republic This quote is from a speech a 28-year-old Lincoln gave to the Young Men’s Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois on January 27, 1838. The speech entitled "The Perpetuation of Our Political … [Read more...] about Quote of the Week Abraham Lincoln on the Greatest Threat to the Republic
Lincoln and the Texts of The Gettysburg Address
Gettysburg Address November 19, 1863 On November 19, 1863, at the dedication of a military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, during the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln delivers one of the most memorable speeches in American … [Read more...] about Lincoln and the Texts of The Gettysburg Address
