The main points of Lincoln's addresses are that freedom is for all men, women and children of all race and religion and that the government is "of the people, by the people, for the people" (Freedom 300). They are related to freedom because without equality, no one will ever be "free". By having the government governed by the people, everyone has an equal opportunity to have their voices heard.
The Civil War addresses the issues of freedom because the south was fighting for their right to continue to have slavery. where the north was fighting to abolish freedom. The civil war is a direct result of freedom. without it both the north and south would continue to be separate in their views and the south would still have slavery. Both sides, the north and south see freedom differently, which was the reason for the civil war. Each side saw the other as the "destroyer of liberty".
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It's so intresting that the North and South had such different views on freedom. Lincoln was right when he spoke about how different an incompatible both views were. Lincoln's addresses were very insightful and well said.
I definitely agree with you that if the civil war didn't happen, the North and South would be fighting for their split and different views of slavery. It's crazy how two different sides can believe so much in their own view of the same word. (I hope that didn't confuse you, lol). I think Lincoln is my favorite president for everything he said and did!
I agree with samantha and you on how the civil war was important as it effect what we do till this day. Two sides with one big difference is just hard to believe. They were willing to fight in order to get thier way. Unbelievable
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