This is a fragmant of President Lincoln´s speech of March 4th, 1865, during his second inaugural address, in which he refers to the Civil War. Due to the tone of the message, is evident that President Lincoln wants to send a general message of reconciliation and peace. This is evidnet in the cited lines, in which he is trying to explain that after all, the outcome of the war couldn´t really be anticipated by any of the parties, particularly in the lenght and magnitude of the war.
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Answer:
But a spirit of harmony will survive in America only if each of us remembers that we share a common destiny; if each of us remembers, when self-interest and bitterness seem to prevail, that we share a common destiny.
Explanation:
The excerpt was is from the Democratic national convention keynote address, 1976 delivered by Barbara Jordan, where she made a lucid claim about the need for unity and harmony. Her keynote address was themed at establishing a National community that wl harmonize and put the interest of the community ahead of personal preferences controlled by greed and self centeredness. She Clearly stated "Let there be no illusions about the difficulty of forming this kind of a national community. It's tough, difficult, not easy. But a spirit of harmony will survive in America only if each of us remembers that we share a common destiny; if each of us remembers, when self-interest and bitterness seem to prevail, that we share a common destiny."
