Abraham Lincoln's Speech During The Civil War

Abraham Lincoln influenced america and other historical figures. Martin Luther King Jr. and Lincoln were one of the most prominent leaders when it came to slavery. He showed courage to stand up for what’s right and fight against for what’s wrong. Without Abe Lincoln we would not be in the position and success we have in the modern world (smithsonian). Abe Lincoln was a “Progressive man”, he made strides to free the slaves and to abolish slavery(smithsonian1). He was one of the most known and recognized leaders in american history.

Abraham Lincoln is regarded by many Americans as the greatest president to ever hold office in the history of the United States, and his reputation is definitely well deserved. Lincoln wasn't scared to stand up and fight for what he knew was right. He was convinced that within the branches of government, the presidency alone was empowered not only to uphold the Constitution, but also to protect, and defend it. Lincoln was able to lead our country and preserve the Union, keeping the United States from splintering during the devastating times of the Civil War. As President, he built the Republican Party into a strong national organization, and he rallied most of the northern Democrats to the Union cause. On January 1, 1863, he issued the

Abraham Lincoln, guided his country through the most devastating experience during his time—the Civil War. He is considered by many historians and people to have been the greatest American president. Abraham Lincoln, was a self-taught Illinois lawyer and a legislator with a belief that every man should be free in America. Many were shock that he had overcome several prominent continents in the Republicans Party’s nomination for president in 1860. In the North many people agreed that is was fair to let the slaves be free, but for the south who need slaves for picking cotton were not so happy. People in the South, called the confederates hated the idea of freeing the slaves, and this is how the Civil War started.

Abraham Lincoln is by far our most revered president in the history of the United States. He had a strong moral vision of where his country must go to preserve and enlarge the rights of all her people, but he was also a good man with a strong sense of character and a great discipline in the art of law; and he sought to continue the great and mighty legacy of the Constitution. He believed that the Founding Fathers had drawn up the Constitution without the mention of slavery because they felt that it would later die of a natural death. He would soon learn that that would not be the case.

Abraham Lincoln was one of the United States best presidents, accomplishing great things, one being the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862. As a government, with the help of Lincoln, we as a majority were able to agree that Slavery needed to be abolished. Not only were we able to agree, we were able to do something about it. In today’s day, we are more divided than ever before, on policy, social policy, foreign policy, race, privacy and national security, and many other things, resulting in very little getting done to better the nation.

In Abraham Lincoln’s Lyceum speech given in 1838, he instructs the audience how perpetuate our political institutions. How do we keep our country united? “The answer is simple. Let every American, every lover of liberty…swear by the blood of the Revolution, never to violate in the least particular, the laws of the country; and never to tolerate their violation by others.” But what about bad or unjust laws? “[I]f they exist, [they]should be repealed as soon as possible, still while they continue in force, for the sake of example, they should be religiously observed.”

Often hailed as one of the greatest president the United States has ever had, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, faced one of the greatest crisis this country has ever experienced. According to C-CPAN, Abraham Lincoln is ranked #1 for overall presidential ranking (C-SPAN). Abraham Lincoln, father of freedom for the people, was the president that made it the law to abolish slavery from this country. Abraham Lincoln, leader of the Union during the Civil War, built the Republican Party to a strong central government that fought for the right of all people. Black or white, Abraham Lincoln fought for all Americans to be free by issuing the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. In the Emancipation Proclamation, it stated, “That

“In the address Lincoln explained that our nation was fighting the Civil War to see if we would survive as a country. He stated it was proper to dedicate a portion of the Gettysburg battlefield as a remembrance of the men who had fought and died there. Lincoln said that the people who were still alive must dedicate themselves to finish the task that the dead soldiers had begun which was to save the nation so it would not perish from the earth.” (Norton). Abraham Lincoln was viewed as great leader based on his humble background and use of “story telling” that he had used to influence others into seeing the views he had.

Throughout the 19th century issues of slavery became increasingly more visible by the American public. Despite the America’s foundation of being a country which established freedom, the ideas of slavery contradicted this philosophy of American society. Outstanding leaders during the time address the how the implications of slavery affected the United States as a whole. Leaders such as Douglass, Jacobs, Lincoln, and Stowe used literary works to confront their audiences with the cruelty of slavery? One of the most influential men of the time was Lincoln who used his speeches to insight questions of the United States morality. His speeches would go on be quoted for decades to come as his ideas used religious ideas and ideas established in the

Abraham Lincoln is by far our most revered president in the history of the United States. He had a strong moral vision of where his country must go to preserve and enlarge the rights of all her people, but he was also a good man with a strong sense of character and a great discipline in the art of law; and he sought to continue the great and mighty legacy of the Constitution. He believed that the Founding Fathers had drawn up the Constitution without the mention of slavery because they felt that it would later die of a natural death. He would soon learn that that would not be the case.

Abraham Lincoln is the reason why we don’t have the problem of slavery in the country anymore. Abraham Lincoln came from almost nothing and still had the drive and ambition to make this country great. He came from a family who moved a lot and had a hard time with money. With this hard life style Abraham still had the desire to learn how to read and write and accomplished that also. Plus when he was younger his mother died and while his dad was away for six months looking for a new wife he survived. When his new mother arrived he greeted her with open arms and just let her into his life when he could’ve rejected her. Abraham Lincoln grew up with an uneducated family with no money and still managed to teach himself how to read, became a lawyer, became an Illinois state legislature, became a U.S. senator, and then finally a president. While he was president he brought back the states that had seceded from the union and abolished slavery. Lincoln accomplished a lot as the president, and before he became the president and he showed us all that everyone deserved to be treated

“That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.” In other words Abraham Lincoln knew many were politically capable of showing achievements, and Abraham stated he may have come from a lower class family but with perseverance you can achieve it as well. Many were suspicious Lincoln will be a positive president, Abraham knew he could bring back prosperity to our nation, when our nation was going into burdensome situations, but with his proper guidance and determination our nation could unite as one again. I believe Lincoln did reunite our nation, with proper guidance. Abraham Lincoln has had an indisputable impact on American History, due to the First Continental Railroad, reuniting our Nations and the abolishment of slavery.

As a child Abraham Lincoln was destined to be a leader, which led him to be the sixteenth President of the United States of America. During his presidency the Civil War began, climaxed, and ended thanks to Lincoln's expertise and actions. One of his accomplishments was the Emancipation Proclamation, which was an executive order made by Lincoln that freed all slaves in the Confederacy. This decision of many, exemplified Lincoln’s extraordinary vision for the future, and his courage to take action. Lincoln was well known as “Honest Abe”, showing his integrity and caring-nature, as he would take the righteous path towards truth and honesty. Even during the stressful war, Lincoln would always look towards success for the nation with his result-oriented mindset. There’s no doubt that Lincoln was a great leader because of these following characteristics: vision, courage, integrity, caring-nature, honesty, and result-oriented.

All though Lincoln is dead he is still rember for stopping slavery. In White House Funeral Sermon for Abraham Lincoln the author states “He is dead; but cause he so ardently loved, so ably, patiently, faithfully represented and defended- not for himself only, not for us only, but for all people and their coming generations, till time shall be no more- that cause survive his fall, and will survive it.”(Gurley 77). Back in the 1800s slavery was rampant in the United States, until one president finally fought to dispose of it and for everyone to have freedom. President Lincoln would not rest until he was successful. In the poem O Captain! My Captain! The author states, “ O Captain! My Captain! Our fearful trip is done… O Captain! My Captain! Rise up and hear the bells. Rise up- for you the flag is flung- for you the bugle trills… The ship is anchor'd safe and sound our voyage closed and done.”(Whitman 78). Without Abe Lincoln we probably would not be the nation we are

"Kings are usually made to speak in the magniloquent language supposed to be suited to their elevated position." The Richmond Examiner believes Lincoln should have used more of a intelligent and royal vocabulary, because of being the  President of the United States. The comment implies that they think Lincoln was dumbing down his speech for more common people and that was not how a person that is the leader of a country should talk.  According to the Richmond Examiner, Lincoln used in ineligible language. A "king" does not always need to use intricate language when he speaks.