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President Lincoln had given his brief speech a lot of thought. He saw meaning in the fact that the Union victory at Gettysburg coincided with the nation’s birthday; but rather than focus on the specific battle in his remarks, he wanted to present a broad statement about the larger significance of the war. He invoked the [[Declaration of Independence]], and its principles of liberty and equality, and he spoke of “a new birth of freedom” for the nation. In his brief address, he continued to reshape the aims of the war for the American people—transforming it from a war for Union to a war for Union and freedom. Although Lincoln expressed disappointment in the speech initially, and it was poorly received nationally (The ''Chicago Times'' commented that "The cheek of every American must tingle with shame as he reads the silly, flat and dishwatery utterances") it has since come to be regarded as one of the most elegant and eloquent speeches in U.S. history.<ref>Bill Bryson, Made in America (London 1994) p96</ref>
President Lincoln had given his brief speech a lot of thought. He saw meaning in the fact that the Union victory at Gettysburg coincided with the nation’s birthday; but rather than focus on the specific battle in his remarks, he wanted to present a broad statement about the larger significance of the war. He invoked the [[Declaration of Independence]], and its principles of liberty and equality, and he spoke of “a new birth of freedom” for the nation. In his brief address, he continued to reshape the aims of the war for the American people—transforming it from a war for Union to a war for Union and freedom. Although Lincoln expressed disappointment in the speech initially, and it was poorly received nationally (The ''Chicago Times'' commented that "The cheek of every American must tingle with shame as he reads the silly, flat and dishwatery utterances") it has since come to be regarded as one of the most elegant and eloquent speeches in U.S. history.<ref>Bill Bryson, Made in America (London 1994) p96</ref>
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'''''"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.'''''<ref>The text above is from the so-called "Bliss Copy," which is believed to be the final version after [[Abraham Lincoln]] edited it on the train to [[Gettysburg]]. [http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/speeches/gettysburg.htm]</ref>
'''''"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.'''''<ref>The text above is from the so-called "Bliss Copy," which is believed to be the final version after [[Abraham Lincoln]] edited it on the train to [[Gettysburg]]. [http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/speeches/gettysburg.htm]</ref>
'''''--Abraham Lincoln'''''
'''''--Abraham Lincoln'''''
== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:United States History]][[Category:American Civil War]][[Category:American State Papers]]
[[Category:United States History]][[Category:American Civil War]][[Category:American State Papers]]
[[category:speeches]]