Don't apologize...It's a tricky phrase. Te amo means I love you. It's used in cases of very deep, passionate love, for example: the mushy gushy love you see on soap operas. Amo is the present tense yo form of the verb amar - to love. Te is direct object pronoun meaning you. Te + amo = te amo = I love you.
Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, 1865. On March 4, 1865, Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office for President of the United States for the second time. On that occasion, with the end of the Civil War in sight, he gave one of the most famous speeches in American presidential history.
Gettysburg Address: 1863. The Gettysburg Address was a speech given by President Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863, at the official dedication of the Soldiers National Cemetery (now called the Gettysburg National Cemetery) at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was an important occasion for the Nation to honor those who had given their lives during the Battle of Gettysburg.