Lincolns “Inaugural Address”
An essay by Christopher Henkel, translated by Gregor Deissler
The USA brought to the scratch: President Lincoln’s speech at his accession to office
President Lincoln is an icon for the national unity of the USA. His inaugural speech on 4 March, however, represents a turning point to the identity of the United States.
Lincoln’s Inauguration Address on 4 March 1861 signified one of the main conflicts in the American constitutional history. Back then and still today, „Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness“represent the three corner pillars of American society. The fourth is the federal Act of Settlement of the United States. The United States of America founded in 1787 were a propriety society, even though not explicitly pointed out and only paraphrased by the claim for “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” And after a gory battle for independence, the protection of this propriety society defined the main achievement for the nation. weiterlesen


















