Pericles and Lincoln - Which is a stronger funeral oration?

Which of these is a stronger funeral oration?

1. Introduction Paragraph
1. Briefly explain both speeches and backgrounds
2. Define funeral oration - " formal speech delivered on the ceremonial occasion of a funeral."
3. Thesis on how has a stronger one

2. Appeal to patriotism
1. Lincoln - "that this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth. "
2. Pericles - "or Athens alone of her contemporaries is found when tested to be greater than her reputation"

3. Compare
1. Appeal to remembering soldiers

4. Compare
1. Appeal to pride of the nation

5. Conclusion

Intro Paragraph (not completed):

What makes a great funeral oration that will best memorialize those who died fighting for what they believe in? Both Pericles and Lincoln developed strong funeral orations for those soldiers who died. A funeral oration is " formal speech delivered on the ceremonial occasion of a funeral." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funeral_oration_(ancient_Greece)) Both men developed their speeches to an audience who had lost loved ones, such as brothers, sisters, and parents. At the end of the first year of the war in Ancient Greece, as custom, Athenians held an elaborate funeral for all those who where killed in the war. This oration was delivered by Pericles, a politician and general. The funeral oration is the "classic statement of Athenian ideology." It contained the patriotic sentiment felt by most Athenians. (http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/GREECE/PERICLES.HTM) When Lincoln delivered his speech, four and a half months had passed since the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy. Between 46,000 and 51,000 Americans were casualties in a three-day battle, and Lincoln was one of the people who was able to remember them and redefine the purpose of the war in his speech. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gettysburg)