In the speech written in the Gettysburg Address Lincoln was defending civil rights. He was equally defending freedom and dedicated his speech to all the soldiers who lost their lives defending freedom and their beliefs. Lincoln also mentioned fundamental American rights, such as the United States being a country "by the people and for the people." His speech is one of the best known speeches in American history and marked one of the end points of the Civil War and the defeat of the Confederate Army by the Union Army.
There are only 3 rights listed in the DOI, that is , the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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The social Contract by Jean Jacques Rousseau, the publication of Common Sense by John Locke, and the concept of equiality among men are elements that inspired many latin american leaders. These revolutionary ideas were popular in most european universities where many latin american leaders, such as San Martin de los Andes, Mariano Martinez, and Manuel Belgrano, studied and tried to apply back in their country during the 1900s.