<span>In one of the first posts on this blog, I compared Lincoln’s two-minute address with the two-hour oration by Edward Everett on the same occasion. Today the former is universally regarded as one of the most famous speeches in American history; the latter is largely forgotten. </span>Indeed, Everett himself recognized the genius of Lincoln’s speech in a note that he sent to the President shortly after the event:
“I should be glad, if I could flatter myself that I came as near to the central idea of the occasion, in two hours, as you did in two minutes.”
In a speech that was comprised of only 10 sentences and 272 words, Lincoln was able to strike a chord that would resonate not only with his audience, but one that would resonate through time. Why is this short speech so memorable?
First, it is important to remember the context. America was in the midst of a bloody civil war. Union troops had only four months earlier defeated Confederate troops at the Battle of Gettysburg which is widely recognized as the turning point in the war. The stated purpose of Lincoln’s speech was to dedicate a plot of land that would become Soldier’s National Cemetery to honour the fallen. However, the Civil War still raged and Lincoln realized that he also had to inspire the people to continue the fight.
<span>Below is the text of the Gettysburg Address, interspersed with my thoughts on what made it so memorable.</span>
It means a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
After Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo, Bosnia, the Austrian government invaded the Kingdom of Serbia. Famously named as the Serbian Campaign of World War I, the Austrian government marched up with hundred of thousands of soldiers and invaded the Kingdom of Serbia thus, started the World War I.
Answer:
C. Newspaper articles supporting the Bill of Rights
Explanation:
They favoured and were in support of the Constitution, and endeavoured to persuade and inspire the States on passing of the bill. Both Madison as well as Hamilton were more or less satisfied with the Constitution.
This requiring a Bill to be passed that was being made for Rights, that it would make a parchment barrier that restricted the privileges of the individuals, instead of securing them.
To get the document stratified federalist where supporting the newspapers articles that talked about the bill of rights.
