Just now I looked up the text of the Gettysburg Address speech, and the text of my more favorite document which is the U.S. Declaration of Independence. I don't care much about the Gettysburg Address speech, but I feel that the U.S. Declaration of Independence document really does say substantial things. It's worth reading in present times too. A year ago I studied the Magna Carta. I find the U.S. Declaration of Independence easier to relate to, and it is probably the better document, and more useful, than the Magna Carta. I haven't made much progress with the U.S. Constitution yet.
On Friday, November 15, 2013 3:21:40 AM UTC-8, Bear wrote: > > FIRST POSTED: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2013 02:43 AM EST | UPDATED: FRIDAY, > NOVEMBER 15, 2013 02:56 AM EST > [image: lincoln-editorial]A Pennsylvania newspaper on Thursday retracted > an 1863 editorial that dismissed Lincoln's Gettysburg Address delivered > during the Civil War as "silly remarks." Courtesy > > - Change text size for the > story<http://www.ottawasun.com/2013/11/15/pennsylvania-paper-retracts-150-year-old-editorial#> > > - > > A Pennsylvania newspaper on Thursday retracted an 1863 editorial that > dismissed President Abraham Lincoln's now revered Gettysburg Address > delivered during the U.S. Civil War as "silly remarks" deserving a "veil of > oblivion." > > The editorial published on Nov. 24, 1863, missed the "momentous > importance, timeless eloquence, and lasting significance" of Lincoln's > speech delivered days earlier, The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, > Pennsylvania, said on its website. > > Lincoln's brief address delivered at the dedication of a national cemetery > at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, has grown to become one of the best known > speeches in U.S. history. The 150th anniversary of the address will be > observed on Tuesday. > > "Our predecessors, perhaps under the influence of partisanship, or of > strong drink, as was common in the profession at the time, called President > Lincoln's words 'silly remarks,' deserving 'a veil of oblivion'," the > newspaper said. > > "The Patriot-News regrets the error." > > The battle at Gettysburg months before on July 1-3, 1863, is regarded as a > turning point in the Civil War, the bloodiest war in American history that > preserved the United States as a single country and led to the abolition of > slavery. > > The Patriot & Union, as the newspaper was formerly named, dismissed > Lincoln's words as a political overture. > > "We pass over the silly remarks of the President. For the credit of the > nation we are willing that the veil of oblivion shall be dropped over them, > and that they shall be no more repeated or thought of," the editorial read. > > Harrisburg is about 40 miles northeast of Gettysburg. > > -- > > > *Bearhttp://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/GNUZ/ > <http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/GNUZ/>* > https://www.facebook.com/thatbearguy > @thatbearguy > > On Friday, November 15, 2013 3:21:40 AM UTC-8, Bear wrote: > > FIRST POSTED: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2013 02:43 AM EST | UPDATED: FRIDAY, > NOVEMBER 15, 2013 02:56 AM EST > [image: lincoln-editorial]A Pennsylvania newspaper on Thursday retracted > an 1863 editorial that dismissed Lincoln's Gettysburg Address delivered > during the Civil War as "silly remarks." Courtesy > > - Change text size for the > story<http://www.ottawasun.com/2013/11/15/pennsylvania-paper-retracts-150-year-old-editorial#> > > - > > A Pennsylvania newspaper on Thursday retracted an 1863 editorial that > dismissed President Abraham Lincoln's now revered Gettysburg Address > delivered during the U.S. Civil War as "silly remarks" deserving a "veil of > oblivion." > > The editorial published on Nov. 24, 1863, missed the "momentous > importance, timeless eloquence, and lasting significance" of Lincoln's > speech delivered days earlier, The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, > Pennsylvania, said on its website. > > Lincoln's brief address delivered at the dedication of a national cemetery > at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, has grown to become one of the best known > speeches in U.S. history. The 150th anniversary of the address will be > observed on Tuesday. > > "Our predecessors, perhaps under the influence of partisanship, or of > strong drink, as was common in the profession at the time, called President > Lincoln's words 'silly remarks,' deserving 'a veil of oblivion'," the > newspaper said. > > "The Patriot-News regrets the error." > > The battle at Gettysburg months before on July 1-3, 1863, is regarded as a > turning point in the Civil War, the bloodiest war in American history that > preserved the United States as a single country and led to the abolition of > slavery. > > The Patriot & Union, as the newspaper was formerly named, dismissed > Lincoln's words as a political overture. > > "We pass over the silly remarks of the President. For the credit of the > nation we are willing that the veil of oblivion shall be dropped over them, > and that they shall be no more repeated or thought of," the editorial read. > > Harrisburg is about 40 miles northeast of Gettysburg. > > -- > > > *Bearhttp://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/GNUZ/ > <http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/GNUZ/>* > https://www.facebook.com/thatbearguy > @thatbearguy > > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
