• Abraham Lincoln President Speech

Selected Speeches of Abraham Lincoln Selected Speeches by Abraham Lincoln The source of this small sample of speeches is The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, edited by Roy P. Introductions to individual documents are by Abraham Lincoln Online. Documents housed on other Web sites are noted as such. An early speech which reveals Lincoln's attitude toward government. Lincoln angers his listeners by advocating persuasion and reason. Lincoln praises his 'beau ideal of a statesman' on his death. The landmark speech which kicked off Lincoln's campaign for the U.S.

Visit the Claremont Institute Web site library page for all seven debates. Lincoln the patent holder goes on the lecture circuit. Lincoln goes to the fair, slipping in a word for free labor and education. The brilliant effort expressing the intentions of the signers of the Constitution. A touching good-bye message to his hometown friends. Impromptu messages delivered on Lincoln's inaugural journey.

Abraham Lincoln, 'The Gettysburg Address,' A Lincoln Anthology, Lit2Go Edition. The embedded audio player requires a modern internet browser.

An inaugural journey speech which refers to the Declaration of Independence. Lincoln pleads with his 'dissatisfied fellow countrymen' to avoid war. Impromptu remarks which resembled Lincoln's later effort at Gettysburg.

The classic speech demonstrating mastery of thought and expression. Words of thanks to soldiers returning from the war. Reveals Lincoln's deep political and theological understanding. The speech which prompted John Wilkes Booth to murder. Copyright 2018 Abraham Lincoln Online. All rights reserved.

Abraham Lincoln President Speech

Abraham Lincoln delivered his second inaugural address on March 4, 1865, during his second inauguration as president of the United States. At a time when victory over the secessionists in the American Civil War was within days and slavery was near an end, Lincoln spoke of sadness. A mere 703 words, Lincoln’s speech did not offer the North a victory speech, nor did he excoriate the South for the sin of slavery. Instead, he called on the entire country’s guilt for the bloody war and argued for reconciliation and unity. Considered one of his greatest speeches, the address is inscribed, along with the Gettysburg Address, in the Lincoln Memorial.Proceeds from sale of this title go to Reach Out and Read, an innovative literacy advocacy organization.