Lincoln recognizes that with this division and his visions of the country uniting, he must stop all the blame and finger-pointing that would take place. The president uses his inclusive diction to address the country as a whole rather than a half that wants to “make war” and a half that wants to “accept war.” Lincoln strays from the terms North and South as well as terms that enhance the division of the country. “Both halves read the same Bible and pray to the same God,” (43) so why let the unimportant pull the two apart further when the most important thing can pull the two together? He addresses the whole country as much as possible rather than attending or exposing one side or the
Lincoln recognizes that with this division and his visions of the country uniting, he must stop all the blame and finger-pointing that would take place. The president uses his inclusive diction to address the country as a whole rather than a half that wants to “make war” and a half that wants to “accept war.” Lincoln strays from the terms North and South as well as terms that enhance the division of the country. “Both halves read the same Bible and pray to the same God,” (43) so why let the unimportant pull the two apart further when the most important thing can pull the two together? He addresses the whole country as much as possible rather than attending or exposing one side or the