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The Three Principles of the People, written by Sun Yat-sen, originated its ideas from what piece of historical writing?

Gettysburg Address
Communist Manifesto
Declaration of Independence
Emancipation Proclamation

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Gettysburg Address, I do believe
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Sun Yat-Sen's The Three Principles of the People took inspiration from the American, Gettysburg Address. The phrase which appears in Sun Yat-Sen's piece is as follows: "government of the people, by the people, and for the people".
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