Bringing us together

It is America's great fortune that it fell to Abraham Lincoln to articulate the nation's need for healing after the Civil War. Lincoln gave us our exemplar of principled conciliation, most movingly and memorably expressed in his second inaugural address, properly regarded as among the most important speeches in our history. "Let us strive on to finish the work we are in," Lincoln implored, "to bind up the nation's wounds."

October 14, 2008