Upon reading both Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” and John F. Kennedy’s “inaugural Address” you cannot help it but to see the similarities and differences in both of them. In Abraham Lincoln’s address he spoke about their engagement and preparation in a civil war ” Now we are engaged in a great civil war , testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and dedicated, can long endure”. He also spoke about how those who lost their lives to fight for the nation will always be remembered and may rest in peace ” We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that the nation might live”. This was for all the struggles they all went through in order to win that battle which many brave men lost their lives in the process due to their dedication and love for the nation. Whereby John Kennedy spoke about poverty “For human holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. Even though their speech is different it stills shows the different incidence that took place in their time of live. For Lincoln he gave this address after the civil war that took place in Gettysburg while Kennedy spoke during his inauguration which was during the times of their hard living. Although they gave their all to fight in the solving of the nations problems I still believe that it has not been completely solved since there is still a high rate in poverty where people even sleep on the streets, train stations and a whole lot of unkept places, there is still a war going on in the nation although it might not be between nations but its between blacks and whites since there is still a whole lot of racial abuse in the nation. All these problems need to be solved in order to continue the legacies or Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy for the whole nation to be at peace.

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