In his Gettysburg Address, Lincoln praised those who’d given “the last full measure of devotion” on the bloody battlefields of the Civil War. What does this perilous moment require of us?
Man, there is no better time and no better day than this one to read and hear the Gettysburg Address, is there? I'd never heard the Cash rendition, which is extraordinary. His speaking voice was greater than his singing voice. Thanks for this reminder of who and what we truly are, when we are paying attention to what we've always wanted to be as a nation.
Man, there is no better time and no better day than this one to read and hear the Gettysburg Address, is there? I'd never heard the Cash rendition, which is extraordinary. His speaking voice was greater than his singing voice. Thanks for this reminder of who and what we truly are, when we are paying attention to what we've always wanted to be as a nation.
Couldn't say it better myself. It's worth noting Charles Laughton's recitation from Ruggles of Red Gap (a wonderful film, btw).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awsmXerhLqQ
There is always refuge in Lincoln's writings and speeches, where wit, elegance, and devotion reach the pinnacle of prose.