why does lincoln begin his eulogy to the soldiers buried at gettysburing with "four score and secen years ago"?

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why does lincoln begin his eulogy to the soldiers buried at gettysburing with "four score and secen years ago"?

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Because the Declaration of Independence was established "87 years ago ."

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