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Read these passages from Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and Martin Luther King Jr.'s Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech.

Gettysburg Address
It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they here gave the last full measure of devotion that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain 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.

Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech
Yet when years have rolled past and when the blazing light of truth is focused on this marvellous age in which we live men and women will know and children will be taught that we have a finer land, a better people, a more noble civilization because these humble children of God were willing to suffer for righteousness' sake.
What common theme is shared by both speeches?
A. States' rights
B. Freedom for all
C. Winning a war
D. Honoring soldiers

Answer 1

No it’s C freedom for all in apex

Answer 2

Answer: B. Freedom for all

Explanation: The common theme that is shared by both speeches is freedom for all. What Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, and Martin Luther King's Jr. Nobel Prize acceptance speech share is the fight for freedom for all. Lincoln refers to the soldiers who have fought at Gettysburg and King refers to "humble children of God" who worked for freedom and equality for all.