Original: Craig R. Smith , in '' Criticism of Political Rhetoric and Disciplinary Integrity '' , suggested Lincoln 's view of the government as expressed in the Gettysburg Address was influenced by the noted speech of Massachusetts Senator Daniel Webster , the '' Second Reply to Hayne '' , in which Webster famously thundered '' Liberty and Union , now and forever , one and inseparable ! ''
Simplified: Craig R. Smith , In '' Criticism of Political Rhetoric and Disciplinary Integrity '' , suggested that the Gettysburg Address was influenced by the speech of Massachusetts Senator Daniel Webster . In his '' Second Reply to Hayne '' , Webster had famously cried out , '' Liberty and Union , now and forever , one and inseparable '' !