Lincoln:Roosevelt: To be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us – that from these honored dead we take increased d
evotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion – that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain – that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom – and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. –Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln Write two to three sentences explaining one or more values of the United States based on ideas in both the Gettysburg Address and the Four Freedoms speech.
<u><em>Sample Response:</em></u> <u><em>By comparing the two speeches, I can see that democracy and unity are two important values of the United States. Both speeches discuss the importance of preserving freedom and democracy. They also stress that our ability to preserve democracy rests in our strength as a union and our willingness to fight to keep the United States a free and unified country.</em></u>
Both speeches emphasize the importance of unity within a country. Lincoln's speech emphasizes the importance of unity in order not to start a war, since a country centered on unity is capable of realizing that one cannot go to war against one's own brothers and that in this type of war no one wins, because loss and sadness is national and created by the citizens themselves. Roosevelt's speech, on the other hand, emphasizes the importance of unity in starting a war when it is necessary to protect citizens and prevent the enemy from continuing to cause atrocities and sadness to the whole country.
In this case, even with different motivations, the two speeches establish the union as an American value that must be constantly preserved and stimulated, in order to keep a country strong, safe and happy.
