Lincoln and Pericles Comparison

The Emancipation Proclamation and the Confederate State Constitution were documents and events that led up to the Gettysburg Address. ("U. S. History Primary Sources." Animated Atlas of American History. Web. 29 Mar. 2010. .)

The Peloponnesian War led up to the funeral speech. ("Ancient Greece: The Pelopponesian War." Washington State University - Pullman, Washington. Web. 29 Mar. 2010. .)

Lincoln says “These died will not have died in vain” and Pericles says that the Athenian men “nobly fought and died”. This shows that they both agreed that their men died nobly and will not be forgotten.