debates then and now

The last debate between Lincoln and Douglas, was a very long debate as for all the rest of them were. I honestly cant see how some one could debate about something for more than three hours let along sit and listen to it, I know I wouldn't be able to, but something as important as slavery I can see why. Lincoln was not for slavery saying, "U.S could not survive as a nation of half slave and half free states". I agree with this quote because if we were such a great country we shouldn't be spilt up we should all have the same rights, the south shouldn't be all slaves and the north be free, it should either be one or the other.

The difference between debates then and debates now is, the debates are not as long as they were in 1858, when Lincoln and Douglas did their last debate about slavery. It more interesting to sit in a debate that only took an hour then it is to sit in a debate that took three or more. Of course the debates probably meant more to the people back then when now its more like bashing your opponent with their words.