Second Inaugural Address
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The Second Inaugural Address is Abraham Lincoln’s 1865 presidential speech, renowned for its brevity, moral reflection on the Civil War, and call for reconciliation, portions of which are engraved on the Lincoln Memorial.
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| second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
presidential inaugural address
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speech ⓘ |
| audience | American public ⓘ |
| author | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| city | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | March 4, 1865 ⓘ |
| deliveredBy | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| deliveredTo | crowd at the U.S. Capitol ⓘ |
| engravedAt | Lincoln Memorial ⓘ |
| famousLine |
With malice toward none, with charity for all
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to bind up the nation’s wounds ⓘ |
| follows | First Inaugural Address ⓘ |
| genre | political speech ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
American Civil War
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American Civil War era
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| language | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
considered one of the greatest American speeches
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frequently anthologized in rhetoric and literature collections ⓘ frequently studied in American history courses ⓘ |
| lengthInWords | about 700 words ⓘ |
| location | United States Capitol ⓘ |
| mentions |
Bible
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God ⓘ both parties deprecated war ⓘ offence of slavery ⓘ prayer ⓘ the scourge of war ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brevity
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call for national reconciliation ⓘ emphasis on charity and forgiveness ⓘ moral reflection on the American Civil War ⓘ theological interpretation of the Civil War ⓘ |
| occasion |
Second Inaugural Address
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second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln
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| officeHolder | President of the United States ⓘ |
| portionEngravedOn | north interior wall of the Lincoln Memorial ⓘ |
| precedes | Abraham Lincoln’s assassination ⓘ |
| presidentialTerm | second term of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| presidentNumber | 16th President of the United States ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Gettysburg Address ⓘ |
| subject |
American Civil War
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divine providence ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| theme |
healing after civil conflict
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humility before God ⓘ justice and mercy ⓘ shared national responsibility for slavery ⓘ |
| tone |
conciliatory
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reflective ⓘ somber ⓘ |
| year | 1865 ⓘ |
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Seated statue of Abraham Lincoln (Lincoln Memorial)
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second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln