what the government would, should, and could do. after that election, they discovered a flaw in the constitution itself, which was remedied by the 12 commitment. thomas jefferson in that inauguration beyond the chaos of the election that pass said we are all republicans, we are all federalists. after four years of civil war, lincoln's second inaugural speech tried to find reason for the continued war when he pointed out that both sides prayed to the same god. he earlier wrote about those prayers that one side must be and both sides may be wrong, but in 1865, he looked to the future and a memorable moment in that speech was with malice toward none and charity for all. in the middle of the depression, the country was told that the