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To: Lurkinanloomin

Also notice:
“But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate — we can not consecrate — we can not hallow — this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us — that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion — that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain — that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom — and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”

Notice the lack of trash talk about the CSA.


29 posted on 07/19/2020 12:15:41 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT; AJFavish; MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
Notice the lack of trash talk about the CSA.

Same holds true for Lincoln's second inaugural speech: very magnanimous toward the dying Confederacy.

And the same holds true in Grant's acceptance of Lee's surrender at Appomattox

32 posted on 07/19/2020 3:05:32 PM PDT by justiceseeker93
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