The Gettysburg Address is undoubtedly one of the most famous speeches in American history. However, at the time, it was simply an uplifting and motivational speech delivered by the sitting president as part of a ceremony dedicating the Gettysburg Battlefield as a national cemetery. Today, it is considered a historic speech given by one of the greatest presidents and orators of all time, Abraham Lincoln. It has also become today the reference in terms of speeches and is the subject of numerous articles, conferences and books. Naturally, many speakers and authors offer a similar type of thinking to what one might have considered or encountered before. In Lincoln at Gettysburg, Garry Wills offers an original perspective on the speech by asserting his belief that President Abraham Lincoln gave America "a new birth of liberty" with his famous words spoken on the battlefield of Gettysburg. Wills divides his argument into five chapters, all of which point to the idea of ​​“remaking” America. The second chapter, “Gettysburg and the Culture of Death,” primarily describes how the setting of the speech played a key role in the power of Lincoln’s speech. Herb Brooks, coach of the “miraculous” 1980 United States men’s Olympic hockey team, told his team: “Great moments come with great opportunities. » For Lincoln, the opportunity couldn't have been much better. In his country's seemingly darkest hours, he managed to resurrect the country from the heart of war. The tragedy at Gettysburg was a building block that Lincoln needed to connect with his audience. He was able to draw on the loss of his son Tad to add an emotional connection to the speech, adding another layer to it. Additionally, the grave layout of the newly created National Cem...... middle of paper ...... Lincoln is not there. The Constitution is designed to govern the people while allowing them to be free. America is not bound by the limitations of its own constitution following a reconstruction similar to that which took place after the Civil War, but rather it is bound by the limitations of its leaders who are charged with guiding the nation through the good times as well as the bad. In the words of Lincoln, “a government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” He knew that a democracy is the best and only just way to govern a people and he captured that sentiment in the most famous phrase of his most famous speech. This truth still holds true today, and given the crucial spark, the American people will be able to complete another major Reconstruction at least sixty-eight years after Lincoln's pivotal speech..