If Lincoln had lived to guide us through Reconstruction, it would have profoundly changed our history.

I remember watching this in New York and the whole audience stood up applauding by the end of this scene.

Lincoln was notorious for keeping his speech's short and on point. After seeing him deliver his speech, I could not help but stand and applaud. We need Lincoln now more than ever.

As Daniel Day Lewis praised the President at the Oscars, "The mysteriously beautiful mind, body, and spirit"

What a nice speech.

Whatever tragedy that befalls our country from mass shootings, terrorist attacks, natural disasters etc. everybody should look to this speech for inspiration and comfort.

155 years later....still the most wonderful man. Rest In Peace mr Lincoln. You are my hero

I think whats so absolutely touching and powerful about Abraham Lincoln is that when all was said and done. He too, like the Hundreds of Thousands of other Americans did during the Civil War, gave HIS LIFE, to save this nation. Both for the people living at the time, and the hundreds of millions of us who were unborn. God Bless Abraham

"With malice towards none.....*John Williams music plays* and charity for all". Anyone else tear up there?

I just watch this movie 2 times and still can't get over it. The way DDL potray the character as Lincoln is perfection the way Lincoln carry himself as a father, leader, husband and be the man of the people is something that leadership need to learn these days 😢. May rest in peace Mr. Abraham Lincoln and whole rest of his family. Good bless America

one of the most incredible performance in cinema history from one of the best actor ever

This scene makes me cry every time. I’ve memorized this part of his speech. So beautiful.

Lincoln would be appalled if he saw what’s going on in America right now.

Speilberg does something here that has stuck with me forever which he also did in Saving Private Ryan. American pride and greatness not in tradition or romanticism, but in leadership and action. A film all about America but barely any focus on the flag or the traditons but the ones who kept the union together and the hell that was going on at the time over giving millions there promised freedom. Patriotism not just through songs and tradition but in achivement and progress. atleast thats what I got from it...

Daniel Day Lewis’s performance throughout the movie is truly incomprehensible to me in its sheer magnificence. I genuinely feel as if I was there to see the real Abraham Lincoln in all his glory.

Lincoln's inaugural addresses were two of the best.

the greatest president in american history period

the greatest speach ever period so beautiful and touching abraham lincoln what a man amazing

the is not only Steven Spielberg's most underrated movie, but it just may be the most underrated movie of all time

Thank you Lincoln!

This scene moves me to tears.

R.I.P Abraham Lincoln. You were in my opinion the greatest President of the United States, your deeds can never be surpassed. You led the US through a dark time and made a difference, we need people like you now more than ever to continue to carry on your legacy and messages, you continue to be an inspiration to me and many many more.

Lincoln the best president of the united states of america

Keep going back to this...DAMN YOU JOHN WILKES BOOTH!

I lean toward Lincoln as number one, though I wish someone would do a similar quality movie on George Washington. The HBO series John Adams came close.

Knowing Lincoln’s assassin was present and watching this address makes it more haunting

Historical wars are the best lessons... But humans are still ignorant about that...

I was really moved by the movie and Lincoln’s speech. When I saw this in the theater, I really felt that Lincoln was right there in front of me and it was like going back in time to see him and understand him more from that era. Thank you Mr. President. You will forever be my favorite president.

Absolutely spectacular film. Possibly Spielberg’s most underrated work. No one understood and exemplified the American experiment better than Lincoln. To learn about Lincoln is to understand the importance of American democracy. Spielberg and Daniel Day Lewis absolutely nailed it. And to end the film with one of Lincoln’s most beautiful addresses is the ornament on top of this masterful project.

This is the best speech delivered by an American president ever!

The ending of this speech what a powerful but gentle message too.

"the judgements of the Lord are true and righteous altogether"...Lord help us !!

Servant leadership at its finest. A man who led with humility, humor and self-sacrifice. As has been said many times, we need Mr. Lincoln now, more than ever.

RIP Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865), aged 56 You will be remembered as a hero.

Best president we’ve ever had. Gone too soon before he could show what he could really do in peace time. Rest in Peace Honest Abe. You’re missed more than you know.

I read and followed Abraham Lincoln's books and the description of his life from young. In the movie, Daniel Day Lewis made Lincoln come alive, like seeing the same person standing there. A true embodiment of the actual character. A truly amazing, incredible feat from an actor. One other actor who came close to that type of performance in a movie setting was Marlon Brando.

After seeing this movie for the first time this year, and seeing it a couple of times after, I realized something incredibly beautiful about this scene. Now, bare with me a little, as I'm not a musician and I know nothing of music theory but gladly I have a good pair of functioning ears I'm thankful for everyday. The theme of "The Union" starts at the beginning of the film and then gets shut down when "And the war begins" screen. That same theme gets revitalized here, during this speech, when Lincoln begins the "with malice towards none" section. And you can tell the energy is different although chords seem to be the same essentially. Something changed in the story, and the change was positive. What I get from this is that yes, the movie is about Lincoln, but not as an individual. If "The Union" is a character, it spoke through him, he was its vehicle. Masterpiece of a film (and also music).

I lost it during this scene. "The saddest words of book or pen; it might have been."

The historical character I admire the most, no doubt.

it is a crime against humanity that this movie did not win the Oscar for Best Picture that year

I love how he begins the speech and when he speaks you can feel the years of pain in him

R.I.P Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865.

A beautiful man who was taken too soon...

Lincoln had a gift for putting into words the grand events of destiny that transcend what the human mind is fully capable of understanding. He summed up the whole experience of what the war meant (for both sides) in 2 minutes with his Gettysburg Address which he even felt "wouldn't scour".

I know most people say the Gettysburg Address is his greatest speech but I’ve always preferred his Second Inaugural. It’s such a powerful speech.

Many overlook the reality of what Lincoln was saying here. He had a transformation in metaphysical thinking between 1863 and the time of his death, one that took him from the agnosticism of his middle years to a place of personal belief in divine involvement. He was assessing the nation's sins here, sins shared by the north and south, sins that the Almighty, according to Lincoln, had not overlooked. He wasn't aiming to sound poetic. He was making a declaration that pointed to divine judgment, a declaration that placed him inches from indicting the nation in the manner of an old testament prophet. Due to the soundtrack, this scene makes Lincoln sound like he was aiming for sentimentality. In actuality, Lincoln was aiming for universal truth.

Lincoln was the kind of man who had no shortage of features you could make fun of. He had ears that stuck out, a tall and lanky frame, often unkempt hair, and an odd way of walking. He was also the kind of man who when you met him was very cordial and would ask how he could help you. He had a sense of humor, told stories, and put on a smile even in the worst of times. He was a man who understood what it meant to serve his fellow Americans. This was the man John Wilkes Booth murdered. One of the greatest tragedies to befall our great union. May he rest in peace. We miss you, Abe.

One of the greatest and underrated movies of all time Thank you Mr Spielberg and Day-Lewis

I keep coming back to this because it’s just one of the most phenomenally well done scenes in the history of cinema. You really feel like you were there. Lewis so well embodies the roll and transforms into Lincoln that it feels like you knew the president personally. And Williams’ soundtrack is just the icing on the cake.

I recall seeing this film in a theater in 2012 and the audience was silent, and stunned, after this scene.

I have watched this film over a dozen times. The wit and wisdom of Mr. Lincoln is both profound and humorous. The man was a gift from God, to bind this great nation when it needed it the most. But in listening to his words in this scene it seems we are now in a similar situation. The division in this country, the hatred and bloodshed may not end perhaps until an equal amount of blood is drawn for redemption. I hope that come 2020, a new leader will be sent that can thread the needle that will sew back together our nation that is coming apart at the seams.

We need him now more than ever after today’s horrible events

A thing of beauty is a joy forever. Thank you for bringing this to life.

RIP Abe. You won't be forgotten in the Earth

I teared up watching this scene

Am I the only one who cried when I heard this?

Great movie about a great man played by a great actor. This scene alone won him a Oscar 👏👏

I saw this multiple times when it was in theaters and then bough the DVD. One of my favorite movies of all time! I love history and I think Daniel Day Lewis is phenomenal in this! I sobbed when he died.

I get a chill every time I watch this very moving scene.

I wish we had him now

I cried in this scene.

One of the greatest speeches ever penned and delivered.

I found myself quoting this speech recently. "With malice toward none, with charity for all...."

His words always make me bawl. I want to believe a world like that is possible. But it's just so hard, its like it never gets better, or if it does not for long.

I don't think an American President, or any American really, has ever given a finer speech than this one. As Fredrick Douglas said of this speech, "That was a sacred effort!"

Should have zoomed in on John Wilkes Booth at the end. He was actually in the crowd to Lincoln’s left, watching as he spoke.

"He belongs now to the ages"

It’s eerie to think that in that crowd was John Wilkes Booth

Rest in peace 🙏🏿

A true American tragedy...

One of the most important and powerful speech I have ever heard.Long Live U.S.A 🇺🇸!

Thank You for posting this great scene from the great movie Lincoln. It's very fitting for the times we're living in. "With malice towards none and charity for all. . . ", the great task of Liberty, Justice and Equality for All remains, lest his death and all those who ". . . gave the last full measure of devotion. . ." be in vain. (Quotes from this scene and The Gettysburg Address.)

The president hoped so much that we could come together in peace again. With malice toward none and charity for all. Why can’t we follow through on this simple appeal???

The greatest speech ever given by an American President. Even better than the Gettysburg Address.

EPIC!

If this is anything like what he was in real life. He must have been a marvel of the time. That’s soft voice and hard stature he gave off was something you could only listen to.

great director and great actor making movie about great president

1:26 John Wilkes Booth was standing on top right corner

I will never forget seeing this!

Ive Always said that no actor actor could capture Abraham Lincoln properly....Daniel Day Lewis made me eat my words.

I love the ending part of the speech.

As an Australian, that speech moves me to tears.

This is How Daniel Lewis turns a movie into a Masterpiece

God bless you Abraham Lincoln! May you rest in eternal peace.

Wish he never went to the theatre that night 🥺

'Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God will that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said "The judgements of the Lord are true and righteous altogether." With malice towards none. With charity for all. With firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widows, and his oprhans, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and a lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.' OTL All of my due respect Mr. Lincoln.

May the power and clarity of these words never be sullied. Let them stand forever as testament and roadmap for future enlightened generations. I pray this with all my being.

Without a doubt the greatest American president ever,and day Lewis was just sublime

We have such a propensity to deify our heroes when, in fact, they were mere, fallible human beings that bore the hardships of their office and the crises that came with it.

“I guess you might say that I’m the last casualty of the Civil War.” -Abraham Lincoln, in The Twilight Zone

a great speech! This scene made me cry! Fairwell President Abraham Lincoln, you were the greatest president since George Washington.

The Republican Party went from this to trump 😒

I look forward to the day when I will meet Mr. Lincoln in heaven. Truly a remarkable man that God had made.

The world learned from this speech since then.

The most powerful oratory in all of American politics history. I’m not a very patriotic person and it still makes me tear up.

It's refreshing to hear a republican president say malice towards none.

Daniel Day-Lewis should record every Lincoln's speech and every student in US should watch them.

If there truly is some form of afterlife I hope Mr Lincoln found it, despite his faults he stood for something greater than himself.

Can’t believe they did not include the part where he says “Be excellent. And...PARTY ON, DUDES!!”

I break down Everytime he says Fondly do we hope fervently do we pray