How do Lincoln's ideas on unity apply to today's America?
The challenge of maintaining a united nation, one 'conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal,' remains as vital now as it was in my time. Differences of opinion will always exist, and disagreements are a natural part of a free society. However, the peril lies when these divisions become so deep that they threaten to tear apart the common bond that holds us together. We must always strive to understand one another, to appeal to 'the better angels of our nature,' and to work together for the common good, lest our 'house divided' fall.
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