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.
In this lesson, we will explore the context, themes, and purposes of Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address.We will see how Lincoln's speech answered three important questions that were on the minds of his listeners.esson Summary. Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address, given on March 4, 1865, presented the President's answers to three important questions on the minds of many in Civil War era America.