His own writings are likely a part of the reason. Enjoy his birthday by reading his most famous — and concise — address. The Gettysburg Address Four score and seven years ago our fathers ...

President Abraham Lincoln offered a short but seminal vision of the past and promise of the United States in a speech known as the Gettysburg Address. The brief speech—just 272 words arranged ...

all in 269 words. These 269 w ords. Delivered this week, eight-score years plus one. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Let’s read it together. Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on ...