Both John F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln’s addresses were very similar. They both address issues between people in the U.S. and around the world. The issues are the same but under different circumstances. Abraham Lincoln talks about how this great country was founded long ago and this Civil War is a test to see whether the nation could endure. John F. Kennedy talks about how almost a century later, we know what the problems are, we know how to fix them, but they just keep escalating. He said that the weapons of war are always ahead of the weapons of peace. They both think the United States has problems when it comes to equality. They both know that all people are equal and not all people are treated equally. Today, most of these problems are still yet to be solved. There has been progress, and a lot of things have changed for the better. However, a lot of things have changed for the worst or stayed the same. A big part of it is there’s a person in power who is foolish and oblivious to most of the problems. He’s a big reason there hasn’t been much progress toward fixing them recently. Things can get better. But only after there is someone in power that is aware of the issues of this country and of the world.

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