Today is the 140th Anniversary of the delivery of the Gettysburg Address. There is certainly no other speech that so deftly coalesced the lofty ideals of the Declaration of Independence and the nitty-gritty lawmaking of the Constitution into one clear statement of national purpose.
It would do us all good to read those words again. It is a rousing call to war for the preservation of that Constitutional and lawful government that can enable us to strive toward the goals outlined in the Declaration. It’s a dirge and a trumpet call all at once. Don’t forget the dead, remember their acts and be willing to do as they did in defense of what is right and good in the world – government of the people, by the people and for the people.