Democracy in relation to the Gettysburg Address

I will be writing today about the Gettysburg address and how it changed Americas view on democracy. I used this article. The speech talked about how to keep democracy alive. The phrase " Government of the people , by the people , for the people , shall not perish." Is a very powerful statement indicating that we as a nation should try to keep democracy alive. He was fighting to keep the union together to have a more united government.