LAD#12: Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

In Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, he emphasizes greatly the importance of the union, and how it must be preserved. He begins by discussing how our forefather built the nation on liberty with the idea that all men are created equal. He later states how the field will be dedicated to the men who lost their lives and were fighting to preserve the union that our forefathers created. He says though, that the ground can not be truly dedicated unless the living, make an effort to end the war, and preserve the unity of which the nation was founded. He says it is necessary that the nation, which is governed for the people, and by the people, not be wiped off the earth.