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What is Lincoln making an allusion to in this famous speech?

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As Lincoln opens his speech with an allusion to the Declaration, he closes it with an allusion to the Constitution. The Preamble to the Constitution begins with the words "We the people." By using "the people," Lincoln alludes to that crucial document.

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