The distance between Lincoln’s speech and Monday’s inauguration felt further than the length of the Mall. It even felt further, somehow, than 160 years. Comments. Popular opinions articles.

But his speeches resonate because his ideas and values were timeless. In today’s divided times, we would do well to take to heart Lincoln’s words, phrases and, especially, his ideas.

Randy Duncan, an Abraham Lincoln actor, addresses the crowd during the celebration and dedication to the Lincoln's Lost Speech Mural on Thursday, May 29, 2025, in downtown Bloomington.

In a now-viral TikTok, 8-year-old Lincoln gave a wedding speech that brought his mom, stepdad and all of their guests to tears. The bride tells PEOPLE she had no idea what her son planned to say ...

This digital rendering shows what would be a proposed mural to commemorate Lincoln’s “Lost Speech” on May 29, 1856. The mural is planned for the wall of the building that houses Rosie’s ...

Thousands of people fled the National Speech and Debate Tournament in Des Moines on Thursday after an intruder carrying a backpack walked on stage during the competition.

And a year after this pretended speech, from which the Albany Atlas and the New-York Tribune profess to quote, -- in a speech made at Columbus, Ohio, in September, 1859, Mr. LINCOLN referred to a ...

Lincoln was adaptable enough that he could have mastered modern modes of political speech—today's sound-bite culture—had he lived in this era. He had a talent for getting to the point. Lincoln ...

Attorney Jack Greiner said that when he hears the term hate speech, ... The demonstration on an I-75 overpass on the border of Evendale and Lincoln Heights created tense moments between protesters ...

Lincoln had previously expressed support for such power in his famous 1858 “House Divided” speech. Nevertheless, by the time of the convention, Lincoln was not widely known.

A bride wrote on Reddit that she wants to ban her fiancé's twin sister — who is serving as his best man — from giving a speech at their wedding because she is concerned the sister will make ...

A recent Lincoln East graduate was among thousands of people who fled the National Speech and Debate Tournament in Des Moines after an intruder carrying a backpack walked on stage.