Abraham Lincoln, the Quakers, and the Civil War by William Kashatus

Author:William Kashatus
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Published: 2014-04-13T04:00:00+00:00

But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate—we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow—this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us, the living, rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.

Again, there was a courteous applause. Lincoln was surpassing all expectations. His words were polished, his delivery emphatic81—nothing like the colorful stump speeches that had marked his earlier political career and that some feared would resurface at this most solemn occasion.82 Waiting for the crowd to quiet, Lincoln paused before concluding his address:

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