Quotation For The Gettysburg Address

Quotation Activity: Gettysburg Address Abraham Lincoln is considered by many to be one of the most influential people in United States history. As the 16th President of the United States, Lincoln was faced with the pressures and violence of the Civil War during his administration. During this time, many soldiers had died fighting and Lincoln was presented with an opportunity to speak at the dedication ceremony in Gettysburg Pennsylvania. The speech delivered that day is known as the Gettysburg address. In Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, he proposed to freedom, by honoring the soldiers who lost their lives, promote equal rights, and inspire his audience with a strategically short speech.

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However, every word was written with impact and meaning. Lincoln intended to make this speech short so that every word would resonate. It also allowed the speech to stand out when compared to other speeches during that time period which typically ran for hours. In fact, one famous speaker Edward Everett also spoke at the Gettysburg address in which his speech ran for nearly two full hours. Reporters at the event even reported that some of the crowd members grew restless during Everett’s delivery. This may have been another reason why Lincoln decided to keep his speech short. In order to retain the attention of the audience, Lincoln figured that a short speech with poetic tones would be an effective strategy. Lincoln delivered his address at a cemetery and in some way; it felt respectful to the dead to keep the speech short. Words sometimes can’t express the feelings of someone who is lost. This is often why society in America has a tradition of taking a moment of silence to honor the dead. Lincoln understood the toll this battle had on the American nation, which is why he decided to delivery his statements in that setting and with a specific