abe lincoln lived and breathed patriotism.And died a martyr to the cause. a not well publicised fact is that the Gettysburg address was a labour of love, for the country and the cause he believed in. And it might have landed in the archives of anonymity if the editors of national newspapers had been napping. The occasional phrase and word sent by the field reporters who thought the President’s speech was lacklustre compared to the fire and brimstone style oration of general grant in the same function alerted them to the message universal aspect. And they managed to get the text of speech. the rest is history.
times change, mores change but the imperatives of the day remain the same.One must concede the fact that President Obama is yet to get his bearings right.
