Lincoln

The Gettysburg Address (1863)
Lincolns Gettysburg Adress was a brilliant short, sweet and "to the point." Lincoln decided to tell America that although they were in the middle of a incredibly bloody and long lasting war, they still find themselves honoring those who fought for the peace of the country. Although he says that no one has to dedicate or honor the men there and that the fact that they left their lives on the grounds, there was no need to consecrate the grounds because the blood did it for them. He modestly said that although the world will forget what was said by people at the Address, they can never forget what the people who died there had done for their nation and what they believed. He concluded by saying that because these people died here, the living will carry on their legacy within the Constitution and make sure that the "government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."