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The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. 

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Gettysburg address by Abraham Lincoln is one of the most quoted and referred speeches in American history. 

This speech was made by the then President of the United States in a place called Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on November 19, 1863. 

The address was made in the light of American Civil War. 

During the civil war, many soldiers died and the opponents of the war were looking to oust Lincoln. 

In order to save his political aspirations, Lincoln made this speech in Gettysburg. 

The speech emphasized that anything and everything must be done to protect the Government that was created by the people and for the people. 

In short, he meant that the so-called democratic Government must not perish as a casualty of the Civil War because this Government provides liberty and equality to everyone. 

The speech is hollow in many ways.

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A Political Maneuver 

The result of the war would have been immaterial as far as the Government and it’s continuation is concerned. 

The Southern states wanted their own Government. 

They were not against the fundamental ideas of democracy or liberty. 

Gettysburg address by Abraham Lincoln was more a political drama than anything inspiring or beautiful. 

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Birth Pains of a New Government

The very idea that people must die in order to save the Government is farcical. 

Many soldiers fought and died in the Civil War. 

The Government, which is supposed to protect its citizens, was equally responsible for their death. 

In a way, this diminishes the role of Government to protect and preserve it’s people.

The Gettysburg address by Abraham Lincoln described the then U.S. Government as a Government by the people, of the people and for the people and yet it was not for the people who died at its direction. 

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False Government Hope

How much of truth is there in this statement? 

This is very apparent when the Government expected it’s people to die for it’s self protection.

The Government, from those days to the current period, has not completely fulfilled its role or justified the very purpose of it’s existence. 

Undoubtedly, the U.S. Government is elected by the people and this is where the charade stops.

It consists of people who do not care for the good of the common public that elected them and they never do anything that will benefit the average American. 

What is even the need for such a Government and why did people die to ensure that this Government survives?

The Gettysburg address by Abraham Lincoln throws more light into the fallacies of the Government that has unfortunately survived even today. 

This address was given to justify that the Southerners do not have the right to form their own Government.

How can this be considered democratic by any breadth of imagination? 

The people who elect their leaders must ensure that they are benefited in some way in the process of electing their Government.

It is the responsibility of every citizen to ensure that the Government engages in some activities that will make their lives better and when the Government fails to do, the citizens must unite together and must force their Government to fulfill its purpose, or overthrow it.

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