This Day in History

Abraham Lincoln
On 19th of November 1863 at the dedication of the military cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania President Abraham Lincoln delivered one of the most memorable speeches in American history. Another unique thing was that it lasted for two minutes and in just 272 words.
Edward Everett a great orator on his own addressed the crowd for two hours and Abraham Lincoln addressed for just 2 minutes (or 3) .
I will borrow Abraham Lincoln words

"The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honoured dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."

Abraham Lincoln speech is thought to be one of the most eloquent speech on democratic vision.