How To Respond To Lincoln's Speech

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On the night of April 11, crowds joined together to rejoice in Lee’s surrender, on the front lawn of the white house.The crowds gathered at the white house hoping to hear a speech. Lincoln then spoke out to the crowd telling to wait till he was better prepared. An I quote “would be then that much better prepared to say what I have to say.” "We meet this evening not in sorrow but in gladness of heart.” Within those twelve words Lincoln gave the people a feeling of joyfulness, and celebration. To be in the crowd at that moment there was a feeling of rejoicement. Towards the end of the speech Lincoln stated “as bad promises are better broken than kept, I shall treat this as a bad promise, and break it, whenever I shall be convinced that keeping