The Gettysburg Address (version 3)


Read by Mark F. Smith

(4.6 stars; 161 reviews)

The Dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, in November, 1863, followed a few short months after the roiling, acrid clouds of gun smoke dissipated, leaving a little crossroads town in Pennsylvania heir to the human tragedy of over 7,000 corpses and 21,000 men suffering wounds. It was a most unnatural disaster.

On November 19, the chief executive made the trip to the still-dazed, shot-torn community to deliver, almost as an afterthought (for he was not the keynote speaker), an address that clarified his belief that the Negro race should be liberated from their slavery, and that despite the loss of so much blood and life, the Union should hold to the goal of completing this emancipation.

That he knew the eyes of the nation would rest of him was evident; this address was the first speech since his inauguration that he prepared in advance. But these carefully crafted words - only 269 of them - became a vital part of our nation's identity, and are a signature to the bedrock of our beliefs. (0 hr 2 min)

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Didn't realise it was so very short. it's beautiful, though


(4 stars)

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One of the Great American Speeches


(4 stars)

This important speech marks the end of the American Republic and birth of the American Empire. By this time, the Union had already successfully rebranded the purpose of the war from federal supremacy to “the cause of slavery” and in this speech he sounded the death knell of states rights as they were conceived by the founders he so glowingly recalls. Although a great win for the Union, few remember the great costs in achieving this victory and ultimately in ‘65. The loss of life both to combatants and civilians alike was substantial. At home, the great loss of liberties (draft/conscription, income tax, censorship, suspension of habeas corpus,etc.), and the disruption and degradation of the quality of life of everyday citizens (mass immigration as a cudgel [Gangs of New York?], monetary inflation, supply disruption and infrastructure destruction, total war and crimes against civilians in the south, etc.) took a toll. Considering these, the development of the American Empire and its (ongoing) implications for the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, and the fact that no other western nation required such force, death, and destruction to end the evil abomination of slavery in their own countries, it makes one wonder whether the mythical and heroic status imparted posthumously upon President Lincoln is rightly placed or whether the tides of history are much more complicated and nuanced than simple black and white tales we learn in elementary school.


(5 stars)

Whenever I hear this beautiful address I feel the seriousness, I can see the watchful yearning eyes of his audience. Everytime I my ears are graced by these amazing words I wonder if anyone could ever amount to President Lincoln's greatness. His fortitude against the war that was clearly going to last longer than expected, his moral compass pointing him, in the end, towards abolishing slavery for good, and his incredible political expertise. Simply, this recording was well done and I thank you for the inclusion of this speech.

THANK YOU GOD THE FATHER


(5 stars)

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Excellently Read


(5 stars)

A clear, well enunciated version of The Gettysburg Address. An excellent reminder of an eighth grade memorization project.

Perfection


(5 stars)

Words that stand true over one hundred years later are words to be remembered

Nice voice, good reading. Thank you.


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(5 stars)

Very moving. Thank you very much!