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Summary of a Historical Speech
Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new
nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are
created equal....
It is... 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 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.
-"Gettysburg Address,"
Abraham Lincoln
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Write a summary of the portion of the “Gettysburg Address” by Abraham Lincoln.

Answer 1

Abraham Lincoln gave a speech at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on November 19, 1863. The speech, known as the Gettysburg Address, is one of the most famous speeches in American history. In it, Lincoln honored the soldiers who had died in the Civil War, and he spoke of the need to continue the fight for freedom and equality. He said that the war was a test of whether a nation "conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal" could endure. He also called on the living to continue the work of the dead and to ensure that the country remained a "government of the people, by the people, for the people."