LAD #16 Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address

On Saturday, March 4th, 1865 President Abraham Lincoln held his second inaugural address. In the address he primarily discusses the Civil War. America had tried to avoid the war for years, and they were successful, but now it was reality and it had to be dealt with. Lincoln said that there were people who were trying to destroy the Union and it would be worth a war to keep the nation whole. The Civil War ensued because of the differences between the north and the south. Both sides, however, read the same Bible and pray to the same God. But he cannot answer the prayers to both sides. They all hope that God will allow the war to have a speedy finish but it is Gods will to keep the war continuing if he so chooses. And if it must be that every man dies in this battle and that it last hundreds of years, ‘the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.’ This nation must finish what it has started, heal its wounds, and strive for peace amongst them.