tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408858764761620479.post6258189227022443774..comments2024-03-27T20:09:11.399-06:00Comments on Unabashedly American: Abraham Lincoln in His Address Before the Young Men's LyceumDarrell Michaelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05474956372325309461noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408858764761620479.post-78075783928917795802015-10-29T11:33:49.560-06:002015-10-29T11:33:49.560-06:00It is indeed a fantastic speech. And I do indeed ...It is indeed a fantastic speech. And I do indeed think that its themes are absolutely relevant to today. That is the very reason I excerpted this part of the wonderful speech. Thanks for your comment!Darrell Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474956372325309461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408858764761620479.post-55226507388705150802015-10-29T09:10:26.521-06:002015-10-29T09:10:26.521-06:00It really is a great speech and such a product of ...It really is a great speech and such a product of its time; Antebellum America... an America seeking an identity of its own now that the Founders were gone. A plea for reason over passion in a time when Mob Rule often supplanted the rule of law.<br /><br />Though a product of its time; it is definately prescient and its themes can be translated to today.<br /><br />Here's the full text: http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/lyceum.htm<br /><br />TB3https://www.blogger.com/profile/18261016141806763895noreply@blogger.com