THE POWER OF BREVITY
When the cemetery at Gettysburg was ready to be consecrated the people of the town invited a renowned orator named Edward Everett to give the first speech. He did, taking two hours. The audience was dead on their feet and wanted to leave until President Lincoln was announced. Slowly and with bent back Lincoln gazed over the crowd. He took out a small piece of paper out of his breast pocket and in two minutes time gave the greatest speech in American history. At first the crowd was shocked but then they came alive with pride and with continued endurance to keep the Union strong. two hours of rhetoric versus two minutes of absolute truth.
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The famous address I take it?
Yeah I read it every 6 months it still inspires me. Give it a peek
It is a wonderful speech. Have you heard Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait? It is beautiful music set by Copland using the Gettysburg Address. It always brings me to tears.
Not a big Copeland fan but I’ll give it a try. Thanks Songbird
Great blog about a great speech. Awesome!
Really makes one think! Me.