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What did Abraham Lincoln imply by using these words in gettysberg address?

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he meant that America was founded on equality.He said that they were gathered to formally dedicate ground hallowed by the men, american citizens, who died there, but his speech turned the event into a re-dedication of the living to the war effort to preserve a nation of freedom.

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he meant that America was founded on equality.He said that they were gathered to formally dedicate ground hallowed by the men, american citizens, who died there, but his speech turned the event into a re-dedication of the living to the war effort to preserve a nation of freedom.
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