Lincoln at Gettysburg by Garry Wills5/26/2023 ![]() Wills’ book is featured this year in UC Berkeley’s On the Same Page program. He tried to expel fanaticism in times of war.” “Lincoln was always trying to calm people down in times of religious fervor. There have been some hellish things about religion and politics lately,” Wills said. “This too is a time of great trouble in many ways. Speaking to about 600 people, Wills discussed his book, “Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America,” touching on the religious and political circumstances that surrounded the president and his famous speech. ![]() ![]() It’s not often that students hear a speech about a speech, especially not one given nearly 150 years ago.īut last night at Zellerbach Hall, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Garry Wills argued that Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address remains as relevant in the 21st century as it was during the Civil War. ![]()
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