Greatest Speech in American History (Abe Lincoln's Gettysburg Address)

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  • On November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on the site of one of the bloodiest and most decisive battles of the Civil War.
    Lincoln’s brief address would be remembered as one of the most important speeches in American history.

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  • @QuestionEverythingButWHY
    @QuestionEverythingButWHY 4 роки тому +1854

    “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.”
    ― Abraham Lincoln

    • @philiplouis5719
      @philiplouis5719 4 роки тому +32

      This is sooo true

    • @MrSamdizzy
      @MrSamdizzy 4 роки тому +11

      Think Different - Thought Provoking Ideas Well put, especially in these days

    • @Ben83597
      @Ben83597 4 роки тому +91

      The leftists in the country are destroying America. They are tearing down the statues of their founding fathers, including Lincoln.

    • @MrY4j
      @MrY4j 4 роки тому +25

      Amazing how this applies so much today for the pseudo-liberals in India as well.

    • @freedomworks3976
      @freedomworks3976 4 роки тому +1

      Yep

  • @QuestionEverythingButWHY
    @QuestionEverythingButWHY 4 роки тому +1112

    “Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?”
    ― Abraham Lincoln

    • @jayman4569
      @jayman4569 3 роки тому +7

      "Heaping coals upon their head" to quote the Bible

    • @ben2687
      @ben2687 3 роки тому +18

      THAT is an excellent quote.

    • @emmanuelmondesir1314
      @emmanuelmondesir1314 3 роки тому +2

      - Naruto Uzumaki

    • @lb7625
      @lb7625 2 роки тому +1

      Hi,please Confess Jesus As Lord with your mouth And Believe He Died And That God Rose Him From The Dead,turn away from swearing, using God's Name in vain, decieving, Praying to statues,Mary,Saints,Angels...,lying,over eating,magic, love of money and things, selfish ambitions, laziness, working On Saturdays(starting friday night by our time)pride,lust,hate,gossip,cigars,drugs, making someone else sin, video games,movies,anime,idolatry(obssesions,un healthy connections to something,someone,addictions..) and that kind of stuff,Dedicate yourself To God Fully,Obey Him (There Is More Than 10 Commandments) And Trust In Him And Jesus

    • @lb7625
      @lb7625 2 роки тому

      @@jayman4569 Hi,please Confess Jesus As Lord with your mouth And Believe He Died And That God Rose Him From The Dead,turn away from swearing, using God's Name in vain, decieving, Praying to statues,Mary,Saints,Angels...,lying,over eating,magic, love of money and things, selfish ambitions, laziness, working On Saturdays(starting friday night by our time)pride,lust,hate,gossip,cigars,drugs, making someone else sin, video games,movies,anime,idolatry(obssesions,un healthy connections to something,someone,addictions..) and that kind of stuff,Dedicate yourself To God Fully,Obey Him (There Is More Than 10 Commandments) And Trust In Him And Jesus

  • @mikelshort9150
    @mikelshort9150 3 роки тому +670

    Abraham Lincoln once said "And in the end, its not the years in your life that count. Its the life in your years." Truely one of the greatest Americans to ever grace this nation.

    • @brittongodman7769
      @brittongodman7769 3 роки тому +26

      And for those who believe that freeing the Slaves had no part in the course of this Civil War, remember while in an argument with another politician [[ who was attempting to justify Slavery ]] Lincoln replied '' if Slavery isn't wrong, then nothing is wrong ''.

    • @gilbertbeckles8788
      @gilbertbeckles8788 2 роки тому +9

      Equality is for all.

    • @NooraTS20000
      @NooraTS20000 2 роки тому

      He was great man. But the statement “who authorized you to enslave people” was uttered by Second Caliph of Muslims namely Omar Bin Khataab. Twisting history has a history in the US.

    • @tolula9927
      @tolula9927 2 роки тому +1

      @@NooraTS20000 Omar was killed by a slave whom he refused to help when the latter was wronged by his unjust Arab master.
      Omar's son then killed a bunch of random non-Arabs in retaliation for his father's assassination. He was let go by those in power.
      So they were slave owners AND racists. Don't pretend that they were examples of justice and non-discrimination.
      Islam has allowed slavery and the practice persists to this day among certain muslin groups and communities.

    • @jtfgamer8832
      @jtfgamer8832 2 роки тому +6

      And Lincoln park once said “in the end it doesn’t even matter”

  • @QuestionEverythingButWHY
    @QuestionEverythingButWHY 4 роки тому +478

    “Whatever you are, be a good one.”
    ― Abraham Lincoln

  • @motivation7647
    @motivation7647 2 роки тому +377

    “You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.” - Abraham Lincoln

    • @PrasanthPrasanth-df1sx
      @PrasanthPrasanth-df1sx Рік тому +2

      😊😊

    • @rudisaktiawan7222
      @rudisaktiawan7222 Рік тому +1

      And American never go to the moon,

    • @ForgottenC2890
      @ForgottenC2890 11 місяців тому +14

      @@rudisaktiawan7222learn to spell words correctly before commenting

    • @lordnagatron
      @lordnagatron 7 місяців тому

      Thanks for an unconnected quote from lincoln.

    • @aggravatedstrawberry
      @aggravatedstrawberry 7 місяців тому

      Its really more of a grammar issue than it is spelling. The words are spelled right but they threw grammar out of the window.​@@ForgottenC2890

  • @bradharrison7572
    @bradharrison7572 2 роки тому +75

    How fortunate Americans were to have this man as one of it’s sons. Truly, one of the greatest men who ever lived. (from an Australian).

    • @user-dn2hh9sc6f
      @user-dn2hh9sc6f 6 місяців тому

      I CERTAINLY AGREE!!! SADLY THOUGH, THE PRESENT REPUBLICAN PARTY IS IN NO CLASS WITH LINCOLN'S CONSERVATIVE!!! WHAT A SHAME!!!

    • @kathleenmoore9534
      @kathleenmoore9534 2 дні тому

      Jesus is coming back. . Please Get right with the Lord and read the Bible.
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      @kathleenmoore9534 2 дні тому

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  • @MrY4j
    @MrY4j 4 роки тому +502

    This man is the embodiment of what American principles, character and America as a whole was about. Not being an American myself, these are the Americans I grew up reading about making me admire and respect the country and it's place in the world. Now for some reason, things feel drastically different with everything.

    • @amandaw6951
      @amandaw6951 3 роки тому +12

      Yes greed selfishness hate and corporation has taken over the us in this presnt time. That looks like a french flag you have there. Wich brings me back to some of the louie kings in france centuries ago louie the 14th (sorry don't know the romein numerals for it) was apparently guillotined during one of the revolutions so I've heard anyway and I don't know how many other King Louie's followed that face but eventually from what I understand the monarchy was abolished in France but I don't remember from history when that happened.

    • @amandaw6951
      @amandaw6951 3 роки тому +9

      There are still some good americans here but it seems hard to find anyone much like that anymore.

    • @karlnieberlein6606
      @karlnieberlein6606 3 роки тому +21

      I as an American, I agree it is just like a quote from Lincoln in fact he said: "The money powers prey upon the nation in times of peace and conspire against it in times of adversity. It is more despotic than a monarchy, more insolent than autocracy, and more selfish than bureaucracy. It denounces as public enemies, all who question its methods or throw light upon its crimes.As a result of the war, corporations have been enthroned, an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money powers of the country will endeavor to prolong it’s reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed.
      Abraham Lincoln
      Corruption corrupts absolutely

    • @victoriastevens3166
      @victoriastevens3166 3 роки тому +2

      HOLD THE LINE, DO NOT BE AFRAID OR DISMAYED. GOD IS ALREADY HERE!

    • @victoriastevens3166
      @victoriastevens3166 3 роки тому +2

      @@amandaw6951 keep the faith, God's got this!!!

  • @mariabarr1286
    @mariabarr1286 3 роки тому +553

    Words of honor, respect, dignity uttered by a singular human being will echo through the centuries.

    • @Nachopappa
      @Nachopappa 3 роки тому +4

      Politicians have spit in the faces of the Men who fought and died to make our country free. Now they’re slowly chiseling away at out freedoms until we will no longer be free, but slaves of the government that we the people voted in.

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  • @kennewman3220
    @kennewman3220 2 роки тому +97

    Even as a English man this speech makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up what this man did for equality will never be forgotten

  • @shuvradeepkaran2997
    @shuvradeepkaran2997 4 роки тому +304

    This speech belongs to not only America but also the nations around the globe whose belief is enshrined in democracy, freedom , liberty of individual and sovereignty of nation states as a whole

  • @donnpatez101
    @donnpatez101 Рік тому +78

    This man couldn't be brought into this world without having his name carved into history. Some are really meant to be.

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      @kathleenmoore9534 2 дні тому

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      @kathleenmoore9534 2 дні тому

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  • @geraldsullivan9485
    @geraldsullivan9485 3 роки тому +43

    50 years ago I memorized this speech for my 9th grade english class. And to this day I can still recite most of it from memory. Lincoln new that preserving the ground and the dedication of 2 armies meant that if we did not learn then this nation would fail, for me this still holds true ! It is now 2021 and we are at a crossroads again. Are we going to let it fail because we as a people have grown Niaeve and forgotten that it is our country and not your or mine but belongs to all of us. I fear that this nation after such a long history is going to fall to the way side and be forgotten simply because we have forgotten how to work together and stand together again as , One Nation Under God Indivisable With liberty and Justice for All.

    • @davidclark8598
      @davidclark8598 Рік тому

      I likewise memorized it 50 years ago and do a fair recitation today. Lincoln’s sentence structure can be challenging.

    • @patricbrayden4598
      @patricbrayden4598 6 місяців тому

      I could have written this. I was just reciting it from memory but had to fight through the difficult final third. "It is for us the living rather..."

  • @haroldkline4898
    @haroldkline4898 4 роки тому +154

    He was so inspiring! He makes me want to fight for a better world for us all! Truly a man of great vision!

    • @finnkillen6554
      @finnkillen6554 3 роки тому +5

      Men fought for a better nation for all of us, for him. You are not alone.

    • @lb7625
      @lb7625 2 роки тому +2

      Hi,please Confess Jesus As Lord with your mouth And Believe He Died And That God Rose Him From The Dead,turn away from swearing, using God's Name in vain, decieving, Praying to statues,Mary,Saints,Angels...,lying,over eating,magic, love of money and things, selfish ambitions, laziness, working On Saturdays(starting friday night by our time)pride,lust,hate,gossip,cigars,drugs, making someone else sin, video games,movies,anime,idolatry(obssesions,un healthy connections to something,someone,addictions..) and that kind of stuff,Dedicate yourself To God Fully,Obey Him (There Is More Than 10 Commandments) And Trust In Him And Jesus

    • @lb7625
      @lb7625 2 роки тому +1

      @@finnkillen6554 Hi,please Confess Jesus As Lord with your mouth And Believe He Died And That God Rose Him From The Dead,turn away from swearing, using God's Name in vain, decieving, Praying to statues,Mary,Saints,Angels...,lying,over eating,magic, love of money and things, selfish ambitions, laziness, working On Saturdays(starting friday night by our time)pride,lust,hate,gossip,cigars,drugs, making someone else sin, video games,movies,anime,idolatry(obssesions,un healthy connections to something,someone,addictions..) and that kind of stuff,Dedicate yourself To God Fully,Obey Him (There Is More Than 10 Commandments) And Trust In Him And Jesus

    • @brianlaudrupchannel
      @brianlaudrupchannel 2 роки тому +2

      But he wasn't woke

    • @devilhunter7410
      @devilhunter7410 Рік тому +3

      and he'd propably be sad,disappointed to see the current state of the party he helped found.

  • @BunnieSPaige
    @BunnieSPaige 9 місяців тому +14

    You know when your old when this makes you cry.

  • @paulrank8935
    @paulrank8935 9 місяців тому +28

    I’ve always considered The Gettysburg Address to be one of the greatest pieces of writing in the history of our nation, but recently learning that one of my 4x great grandfathers fought at Gettysburg… it speaks so much more emotionally to me now.

  • @christiannanit7224
    @christiannanit7224 3 роки тому +27

    'And that government of the people, by the people, for the people' Oh those last lines that will be remembered for all eternity.

  • @TheTrock121
    @TheTrock121 2 роки тому +12

    I was the local Scout Chaplain for many years and had the honor of reading this speech at a Memorial Day Celebration at a local War memorial a few years ago. A group of Amish were putting on a roof across the street and stopped to listen, being visibly moved. These words are so powerful. I hope we are still worthy of them.

  • @atiqrahman7289
    @atiqrahman7289 3 роки тому +8

    Great speech, with carefully crafted words, by a great man who endured a lot of adversities in private and public life ---- but never gave up. Life of Abraham Lincon was not easy, but it was quite human and heroic indeed. Life of a real AMERICAN.

  • @bruceradfordsorrywronghous534
    @bruceradfordsorrywronghous534 4 роки тому +149

    Never have so few words said so much!

    • @John-if5xl
      @John-if5xl 3 роки тому +1

      Yes that is me know thanks you

  • @Jalanski28
    @Jalanski28 3 роки тому +16

    "But in a larger sense we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hollow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our poor power to add & detract." This phrase is what struck me most.

  • @congzhi3586
    @congzhi3586 3 роки тому +16

    It still brings me to tears ! Thank you , President. Lincoln.

  • @laidir1000
    @laidir1000 3 роки тому +56

    "The world will little note nor long remember what we say here!" With resp Mr Pres. Your articulate words and eloquent delivery have etched their deeds on the souls of unborn generations everywhere.

    • @laidir1000
      @laidir1000 2 роки тому

      Tragic that within a century of it's Declaration of Independence from Great Britain (GB) in 1776, the US was at war with itself in 1868. Can't imagine what Native America made of European settlers importing their characteristic contentiousness.

    • @dclark142002
      @dclark142002 Рік тому

      ...and yet the speech itself pushes focus away from the speech rhetoric, and towards the history of those dead...and what we should do about it in the unfinished work still before us.

  • @jaxx-inspiregrowcreate2862
    @jaxx-inspiregrowcreate2862 4 роки тому +140

    We are created equal, now we must learn to treat each other that way.

    • @Namesi
      @Namesi 4 роки тому +3

      We are *not* created equal - this fallacy has only sought to hinder the human race.

    • @SmovInfo1
      @SmovInfo1 4 роки тому +16

      Its about equality of dignity not equality of results. We are created equal in God's sight in this regard. And it is the human struggle, not just the American struggle.

    • @specom
      @specom 4 роки тому

      @@Namesi everybody sez that. Until they find out they're the sap in the tree of humanity.

    • @zellous2928
      @zellous2928 3 роки тому +5

      @@Namesi obviously we aren’t all equal in personality and culture but we are one race the human race and I stand for that.
      trump 2020

    • @kylej741
      @kylej741 3 роки тому

      A thief will NEVER be my equal.
      May he ask God for forgiveness and reform.

  • @laidir1000
    @laidir1000 3 роки тому +35

    One of the best sculpted speeches I've ever had the honour to read or hear. I expect it was as eloquently orated as it as it was word smithed. The world needs more striding Collosses like him. US citizen's should concentrate on the common denominator of the American centeredness than their rightness or leftness. They're the envy of the world. Respect him!

    • @soffren
      @soffren Рік тому +1

      And yet. he scribbled it on the back of an envelope and looking back said it was embarrassing because of it's brevity. Historians attribute this to the grave-like silence that fell over the crowd after he sat down. All the other speeches were vigorously applauded. This one resulted in reverent contemplation.

  • @ariochiv
    @ariochiv 3 роки тому +95

    "The world will little note , nor long remember what we say here."
    Au contraire, Mr. President. Au contraire.

    • @xyzr_3808
      @xyzr_3808 3 роки тому +1

      As soon as I started reading the comment, the video started saying it with me

    • @usayeed727
      @usayeed727 2 роки тому +3

      Oui monsieur. President Lincoln’s words are, indeed, forever immortal.

  • @adorabledeplorable5105
    @adorabledeplorable5105 3 роки тому +67

    The second greatest speech given was MLK ‘s “ I have a dream “ on the steps of the Lincoln memorial in 1963 .

    • @radioblitz1494
      @radioblitz1494 2 роки тому +1

      no no thats the 3rd

    • @adorabledeplorable5105
      @adorabledeplorable5105 2 роки тому +1

      @@radioblitz1494 Then in your opinion , what was the second ?

    • @ZigZagHockey
      @ZigZagHockey 2 роки тому +16

      @@adorabledeplorable5105 JFK gave a great speech about free speech, a free press and the freedom to oppose government. The speech Eisenhower gave about Science, Technology and the Military Industrial Complex was pretty good too. The general theme is the same and there is no competition anyway - all deserve 'a place at the table'.

    • @MissUranusUSA
      @MissUranusUSA 2 роки тому

      I will see you there 😇🧹🚮

    • @jkrasney1
      @jkrasney1 2 місяці тому

      President John F Kennedy's "Moon Speech," is my favorite Speech, as Kennedy shares a "vision" for the United States for the next seventy-five years.

  • @jkschulte3448
    @jkschulte3448 Рік тому +7

    I had to re-enact this speech in school and I believe our children today need to do as well.

  • @EidosMotivation
    @EidosMotivation 4 роки тому +204

    Whoever is reading this comment, you will become SUCCESSFUL! victory is yours!

    • @joycejam9198
      @joycejam9198 4 роки тому +3

      Thank you..

    • @athuls88
      @athuls88 4 роки тому +2

      Same to you Bro

    • @but_why..
      @but_why.. 4 роки тому +1

      Thank you..😊 wish you the same 👍

    • @Strider91
      @Strider91 4 роки тому

      Why thank you. My honour always be with you 😁

    • @samuelnlary737
      @samuelnlary737 3 роки тому

      Thanks and while receiving it may you also be successful and victorious

  • @user-cj3mq1gg4s
    @user-cj3mq1gg4s 4 роки тому +20

    I knew about this noble man when i was in 5th standard. I read about his struggle against poverty in his childhood.The incident when he brought book from his friend for one night and he fell asleep in midnight .when he woke up next morning the book was totally destroyed by rain water dripping from his roof since he was living in mud house. When he told about this to his friend ,he makes two deals .one either u return my book as it was or work on my Field for a week. Since A Lincoln was so poor that he choose second deal and worked day and night on his friend,s farm . Moreover he used to write on his wall with coal since he had no pen and paper . It made me saddened everytime. He was shot killed eventually. A great president this earth planet ever have

  • @mohammadkhaledhussain3684
    @mohammadkhaledhussain3684 2 роки тому +11

    Words of honor, dignity and humanity by one of the greatest statesmen in history.

  • @ernestwegner4960
    @ernestwegner4960 3 роки тому +16

    What magnificent mind to have put those words down and to be honored to this day and forward we pray!

    • @purarada3071
      @purarada3071 2 роки тому

      THE BEST SPEECH OF A.TRULY.GREAT.PRESIDENT

  • @faitaliaasoleleipepe3907
    @faitaliaasoleleipepe3907 2 роки тому +3

    President A. Lincoln is a noble and humble leader with integrity. I love this speech and it gives me the chills every time I listen to it. I know we can all relate to it no matter what walks of life we're from. I quote, "It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not die in vain". I think about my ancestors and how they dedicated their lives to pave the way for my family, my posterity and me. I have so much respect.

  • @ESPER_Power
    @ESPER_Power 2 роки тому +12

    I'm not from the USA, but I had to learn that speech in my English class, it's still one of my favorites

  • @glendepasse7490
    @glendepasse7490 2 роки тому +6

    We so often take such things for granted but after 66 years in this world and long exposed to the conflicts this nation has survived I can't help but read this with tears streaming down my face.

  • @jaygeorge1821
    @jaygeorge1821 3 роки тому +33

    Long live Lincoln's legacy.

  • @SavedSnake
    @SavedSnake 4 роки тому +99

    This is the first time I've heard this entire speech...👏👏👏

    • @nathanthomas8184
      @nathanthomas8184 4 роки тому +2

      And probably the last ,with a new cival VIRUS war happening if you reach an old age will be a miracle
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    • @kennyalbert911
      @kennyalbert911 4 роки тому +4

      His 2and inaugural speech is every bit as good and possibly better than Gettysburg

    • @SavedSnake
      @SavedSnake 4 роки тому +7

      @@nathanthomas8184 Well God is the creator of existence...and miracles and I accept him as my master and Lord...so...im sure it won't be the last time ....and even if it is and I shall leave my body I will go with GOD into his Kingdom... my true Home...so either way I win...because my LORD has won for me. JESUS CHRIST IS LORD!!! ( ' .*)7

    • @bokulbiswas1249
      @bokulbiswas1249 3 роки тому +2

      @@nathanthomas8184 yeah

    • @charmainemiles4089
      @charmainemiles4089 3 роки тому +1

      It's the first time I've heard this speech. So much wisdom behind every word.

  • @philokrnotch387
    @philokrnotch387 3 роки тому +3

    People have fought and died for ideas of what America ought to be. in this address I found him asking the American people to have the courage to be Americans.
    "it is our responsibility" he says. lest we forget and have to learn the lesson again.

  • @nimalperera8477
    @nimalperera8477 3 роки тому +12

    as a Sri Lankan sinhala Buddhist citizen i really really appreciate and always honour and love former united states president his excellency Abraham Lincoln and his dedicated service to the united states of America and specially his tirelessly service to eradicate slavery and slave trade from the entire usa territory etc we love and respect him forever may he rest in peace

  • @shiprabanerjeeandaryanchou3891
    @shiprabanerjeeandaryanchou3891 3 роки тому +2

    Am not from America but after revising what President Abraham Lincoln said it's indeed no wonder that democracy is still present all over the world

  • @royjacob3285
    @royjacob3285 3 роки тому +9

    Can't imagine the vision of a man almost 250 yrs back. How great personality

  • @jerrylanglois7892
    @jerrylanglois7892 2 роки тому +6

    I think this speech confirms the depth, genius and unparalleled uniqueness of him.

  • @karlitoes2147
    @karlitoes2147 4 роки тому +52

    *the brave men ,living and deadd , who struggled here. Have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract * amazing speach

    • @peggie7013
      @peggie7013 3 роки тому +1

      YES it is , too bad they are no longer teaching this in schools, be it in person or virtually . I’m so glad that my kids are grown , and got a good old fashioned education

  • @realpedroleo
    @realpedroleo 4 роки тому +57

    One of the best speeches in history

    • @phachle7045
      @phachle7045 3 роки тому +2

      It IS the Best.

    • @lachlanfraser4757
      @lachlanfraser4757 3 роки тому

      Watch Ronald Reagan's "We shall fight!" speech. One of my favorites

  • @dipendrakumal3919
    @dipendrakumal3919 2 роки тому +2

    I really love him my superior father thank you to give me future tips to go forward and hard struggle thank thanks thanks love you❤😘😘❤😘

  • @ashokstrm
    @ashokstrm 4 роки тому +23

    The greatest inspiration ever, Abraham Lincoln, belongs to the ages!

  • @HuesopandillaGlorius
    @HuesopandillaGlorius Рік тому +6

    this speech changed America

    • @keaton_jb_meme_central
      @keaton_jb_meme_central 7 місяців тому

      You know how many people define eras for America? Such as pre Vietnam War America and post Vietnam War America? Pre 911 America and Post 911 America? Well we should always remember Pre Lincoln America and Post Lincoln America

  • @SagnikBharat
    @SagnikBharat 3 роки тому +3

    My hero since I learned to read and write. In junior school I used to break down every time while reciting, "Exult, O shores, and ring, O bells!/ But I, with mournful tread,/ Walk the deck my Captain lies,/ Fallen cold and dead." That was close to four decades ago.
    President Lincoln needs to speak, and we need to listen, one more time. Not just the United States of America, but all humanity.

  • @denisehedden5108
    @denisehedden5108 3 роки тому +3

    🥀Amazing words from President Lincoln he helped change this word I'm thankful he did!!🥀☝️

  • @goose7251
    @goose7251 3 роки тому +11

    “The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.” I’m not trying to let you down Abe. I do my best

  • @jxk7712
    @jxk7712 3 роки тому +16

    Oh Abe, we need you now more than ever. Rest In Peace

  • @temus8957
    @temus8957 Рік тому +3

    You're my inspiration sir .....❤
    Respect and love inside of my heart and soul
    - J. Daimary

  • @satishpandurangan2803
    @satishpandurangan2803 3 роки тому +5

    What a great speech ! Hope the people who are running their respective country today hear this.

  • @betsyriker4928
    @betsyriker4928 3 роки тому +4

    I finished his speech. Most famous! Rest in peace mr Lincoln! Love you!

  • @jeanmorin3247
    @jeanmorin3247 3 роки тому +3

    The best delivery of this speech is made outside, as it was pronounced by Lincoln himself, speaking with a loud and projecting voice, reaching as far as he could, to a very large audience. The rhythm of the piece was created with that foreseen circumstance in mind. The words have to be individually launched with force, with long pauses between them, and with the effort of the speaker marked, as fighting against a blowing wind. This brings back the text to the battlefield, conveying its size and the noise and movement that took place there, still echoing from the entrails of the earth. A speaker must be winded at the end, to convey the effort needed, and a sense of what the last measure of devotion might entail to those who were there. No one sheltered in a room can deliver this piece as it should be heard.

  • @lovelightshining4444
    @lovelightshining4444 4 роки тому +24

    😪in reverence and sincere gratitude
    May you all rest in peace.
    Thank you for you ultimate sacrifice.
    Our nation survives today because of the hallowed blood that you shed for our freedom.
    Thank you! .😐🙏

    • @alecfoster4413
      @alecfoster4413 4 роки тому

      The federal government is the monster it is today because of the murder of hundreds of thousands on both sides by that man.

  • @gerardoxgaming2326
    @gerardoxgaming2326 2 роки тому +5

    I got tears everytime I watch his lovely speech

  • @alitlweird
    @alitlweird 3 роки тому +8

    I have a feeling that We will all get to witness all of these amazing moments in history!!

  • @GodBlessedAmerica
    @GodBlessedAmerica 4 роки тому +112

    “Government BY the people FOR THE PEOPLE”!
    The government doesn’t control the people.
    THE PEOPLE CONTROL THE GOVERNMENT!!
    🇺🇸🙏🏼🗽

  • @jessed7653
    @jessed7653 3 роки тому +8

    These words matter now more than ever!!!

  • @thlinperera3513
    @thlinperera3513 2 роки тому +3

    His many great statements have inspired generations of people

  • @manmeetsingh9242
    @manmeetsingh9242 3 роки тому +21

    Rest In Peace Abraham Lincoln🇺🇸🙏🏽

  • @amarendraborah6941
    @amarendraborah6941 3 роки тому +8

    "I always walk slowly ; but I never walk backward !"
    That's what Abraham Lincoln had said !

  • @bizzirker
    @bizzirker 2 роки тому +7

    Yes. The Greatest Speech in American History.

  • @kinocorner976
    @kinocorner976 2 роки тому +6

    The last part hits me like a bag of bricks.
    Emotions it’s brings, especially with today.

  • @ItsCoreyLynxxYall
    @ItsCoreyLynxxYall 3 роки тому +6

    Lincoln was probably one of the most intelligent presidents we've ever had. Sad to see the past few being not so intelligent.

    • @amandaw6951
      @amandaw6951 3 роки тому +1

      Lincoln was self taught and grew up very poor he used to work th Mississippi flat boats when he was a teenager and most of the time walked around barefoot before he decided to educate himself and pull himself out of serious poverty

  • @murtadah6327
    @murtadah6327 4 роки тому +13

    Great Man, Great thoughts, Great words, Great speech! Take a bow from me, Sir, posthumously.

  • @Leader-Bible
    @Leader-Bible 3 роки тому +3

    A man of vision. A man of action. A man that put purpose above politics.

  • @MattM72301
    @MattM72301 3 роки тому +12

    We are lucky we had Abe during this time🙏🏾

  • @GIGroundNPound
    @GIGroundNPound 3 роки тому +10

    Daniel Day Lewis, as always, was undeniably brilliant as Lincoln. What a powerful and moving film.

  • @andyaga6143
    @andyaga6143 2 роки тому +4

    I didn’t get educated in the USA,but we studied US history and we have to memorize the Gettysburg address as part of our oral/verbal test. President Lincoln is one of my favorite presidents before president Reagan.

  • @jamieewilson77
    @jamieewilson77 Рік тому +2

    I’m from England and I think this is the best speech

  • @jesuschrist9513
    @jesuschrist9513 3 роки тому +13

    George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Robert E Lee and Martin Luther King Jr, truly the greatest Americans in history

    • @loganw1232
      @loganw1232 3 роки тому

      True

    • @Tom-gc9lq
      @Tom-gc9lq 3 роки тому +3

      Robert E Lee? Lol

    • @waterboyyyyy9523
      @waterboyyyyy9523 3 роки тому

      @@Tom-gc9lq a true genius. A man of pure honor. He was a man of the bigger picture.

    • @waterboyyyyy9523
      @waterboyyyyy9523 3 роки тому

      Don’t forget Jackson as well but let us not forget. There’s are great leaders but the men who followed them were truly inspirational and some of America finest

    • @chaosXP3RT
      @chaosXP3RT 3 роки тому +1

      You forgot Theodore Roosevelt and Ulysses S. Grant

  • @sail4549
    @sail4549 3 роки тому +92

    the funny thing was that he only did his speech in under 90 seconds, meanwhile the opposition did their speech for 2 hours

    • @djt8937
      @djt8937 3 роки тому +16

      The other speaker (Edward Everett) spoke for over 2 hours at Gettysburg. He told Lincoln that he wished he could have said in two hours what Lincoln said in 2 minutes.

    • @ObservantHistorian
      @ObservantHistorian 3 роки тому +12

      @@djt8937 And Everett wasn't the "opposition" He was the keynote speaker. Lincoln was only ever intended to offer brief "Dedicatory Remarks." There was no "opposition" speaker.

    • @Jakethegoodman
      @Jakethegoodman 3 роки тому +3

      You're talking about the Lincoln-Douglas Senate Election Debate. This was at Gettysburg.

    • @ObservantHistorian
      @ObservantHistorian 3 роки тому +3

      @@Jakethegoodman After the Gettysburg dedication ceremony, Edward Everett, the "featured" speaker, wrote to Lincoln: " "I wish that I could flatter myself that I had come as near to the central idea of the occasion in two hours as you did in two minutes." The comments above relate to Gettysburg. You must be confusing something about the debates.

    • @icebreaker9995
      @icebreaker9995 3 роки тому

      @@djt8937 why yes I’m a speaker

  • @ghostrider-ek8gu
    @ghostrider-ek8gu 4 роки тому +30

    The Greatest piece of American Literature, written, and spoken, by our Greatest President.

    • @chaosXP3RT
      @chaosXP3RT 2 роки тому +1

      America's greatest president and Americans killed him

    • @coffeegirlx319
      @coffeegirlx319 2 роки тому

      *washington > lincoln.*

  • @melissaschneider5604
    @melissaschneider5604 5 днів тому

    Standing where he gave this speech and listening to this ❤

  • @foodieslady6568
    @foodieslady6568 Рік тому

    I have heard many times about Abraham Lincoln's gettysburg speech. But today for the first time I opened this video and heard..Three are many treasures hidden in this short time speech.. I think this great and dignified speech is the main weapon for all nations.

  • @JB-xu1pm
    @JB-xu1pm 3 роки тому +12

    Growing up in the South, I wonder how much different history would have been if Lincoln had lived. The Republicans at that time wanted to punish the south, Lincoln was for reconciliation and peace.
    In the 90's we went to Gettysburg. We could feel the ghosts there at the picket fence bordering the wheat field. We were in awe of the bravery on both sides. None of us would have marched into the fire at the wheat field. Does bravery like that still exist? Sadly almost 160 years we as a county are still wrestling with the consequences of that war. Blame does not heal, understanding is the best salve for that open wound.

    • @chaosXP3RT
      @chaosXP3RT 2 роки тому +2

      A Southerner shot the US's best president over slavery. Abraham Lincoln wrote a letter to a Southern mother who lost lost all 3 of her sons in the Civil War. He expressed his remorse for their loss. She tore up his letter and threw it in the fire.
      All the understanding that needs to happen is that half of America is ignorant and hateful. If Americans can shoot and kill Lincoln, if they can tell lies about him, they can do the exact same about Donald Trump and Obama.

  • @sukruoosten
    @sukruoosten 3 роки тому +7

    what a man what a LEADER
    rip hero

  • @MotivationalQuotesExplainer
    @MotivationalQuotesExplainer Рік тому +2

    “I do not pray for success. I ask for faithful-ness.”❤

  • @mhashi2011
    @mhashi2011 4 роки тому +39

    Great speech which united a nation during its darkest moment and turned it into a global superpower.

    • @ObservantHistorian
      @ObservantHistorian 3 роки тому +1

      It's a great speech. It did neither of things you attribute to it.

    • @devilhunter7410
      @devilhunter7410 Рік тому +1

      great speech yes. global superpower wasn't until the ww2 era.

  • @Sangphurancient
    @Sangphurancient 3 роки тому +6

    "In my life, I walk very slow but I never walk backward"-
    -Abraham Lincoln..

  • @cherlgolja5402
    @cherlgolja5402 3 роки тому +6

    We will never forget❤️🇺🇸

  • @memem1792
    @memem1792 Місяць тому

    History brings and show us greatest of the people that they are always with us and teaching us to rise to fight to bee a better person. Thanking them for the wise words when we need more in our life's. Thank you

  • @erikkr.r.m7380
    @erikkr.r.m7380 3 роки тому +26

    I am not even american and i feel patriotic listening to this

    • @MsBelle1111
      @MsBelle1111 2 роки тому

      That's a great thing because 99% of Democrats in America today probably vomit while listening to such a speech. They'd rather hear one from Karl Marx or Saul Alinsky, pure human trash who both have permanent homes in Hell. May their eternity be absolutely unbearable as can be.

  • @diniduful
    @diniduful 3 роки тому +7

    That government of the people, by the people, for the people
    This is called "democracy" in modern politics

  • @londonf7321
    @londonf7321 3 роки тому +15

    Please do a video of Abraham Lincoln's most memorable quotes

  • @dougmoore5252
    @dougmoore5252 3 роки тому +2

    This speech is the greatest in our Republic’s history.

  • @tombasye1016
    @tombasye1016 3 роки тому +1

    Abraham Lincoln Was Such A Caring, Respectful President During His Time. Always There For The American People.

    • @will5026
      @will5026 3 роки тому

      He was a good man

    • @tombasye1016
      @tombasye1016 3 роки тому

      @@will5026 Yes, You Are Right.

  • @azia5051
    @azia5051 4 роки тому +3

    Hope that this video live on in the future🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 god bless this great man.

  • @funnyquotesjokes2611
    @funnyquotesjokes2611 3 роки тому +8

    Such words are being tested today.

  • @krishnakumarv7015
    @krishnakumarv7015 3 роки тому +1

    On 12th February 2021, I Krishnakumar. V, (a polio victim) from world’s largest democracy, India can’t control tears. God acts through great souls, Love you President Lincoln the beautiful God of entire humanity.

  • @samuelnlary737
    @samuelnlary737 3 роки тому +1

    I have always said that the US is one country that has given the world great speeches and orators-- Abraham Lincoln, JFK, MLK, Obama. Great country. Greetings from Ghana

  • @renots365
    @renots365 3 роки тому +3

    If we as people don't study our history, we will be bound to repeat it. This speech which was spoken over 157 year ago still rings true for or current state as a nation. "A house divided can't stand" unfortunately we are divided more now then ever.

  • @birzhanabdikhan8175
    @birzhanabdikhan8175 3 роки тому +9

    That’s quite accurate.
    When Abe Lincoln speaks epic music turns on the background anywhere

  • @calebpye6259
    @calebpye6259 Місяць тому

    "Even in our darkest hours, we must hold fast to the belief that the dawn will break, for the seeds of a brighter future are sown in the soil of perseverance and hope."

  • @user-jy3gx3xd9t
    @user-jy3gx3xd9t 5 місяців тому +1

    Abraham Lincoln Greatest Speech is Good😊💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

  • @rickdalton3606
    @rickdalton3606 3 роки тому +19

    Greatest speech in American history, delivered by the greatest American in history…

  • @hitesh8383
    @hitesh8383 3 роки тому +11

    As an Indian I have a great respect for him
    His story serves as an inspiration for me

  • @mbahmicheal47
    @mbahmicheal47 3 місяці тому +2

    Long Live America 🥺

  • @reubennyakundi5487
    @reubennyakundi5487 3 роки тому +3

    Great WORDS of Honor and Respect.😍♥️🥰.