Lincoln always believed that the civil war involved an even larger issue. He addressed this most at the military cemetery in Gettysburg. He gave a glorious speech there titled the Gettysburg Address:

"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."

See complete text from Abraham Lincoln Online.

Text: Nick C., Banner: Micah L., Julian Middle School
Background: Noa, Ein Ganim School; Picture: Micah L., Julian Middle School, Buttons: Micah L., Julian Middle School

Bibliography: Personal Knowledge, Nick C., 31 January 2006.

"Biography of Abraham Lincoln." The White House. 15 Nov. 2005
<http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/al16.html>.

Photo: The battle of Gettysburg, Pa. July 3d. 1863. Currier & Ives {{PD-old}}