In the Gettysburg Address, President Abraham Lincoln reminded Americans that the Civil War was a test of the strength of a nation built on the ideals of liberty and equality for all. Do you think these ideas are still important to Americans today? Why or why not?

On September 28, 2015, President Barack Obama addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations saying, “Out of the ashes of the Second World War the United States has worked with many nations in this Assembly to prevent a third world war—by forging alliances with old adversaries.”

Now write a short paragraph of about 200 words on why you think the image you selected illustrates one or more of the main ideas in the Gettysburg Address.

Explanation:

social contract theory, nearly as old as philosophy itself, is the view that persons' moral and/or political obligations are dependent upon a contract or agreement among them to form the society in which they live