Eighty-seven years ago, our ancestors established a brand new country on this continent. This country is based on liberty and adheres to the principle that all people are created equal. We are in a great civil war. This war is a test of the longevity of our country, or any other country with the same ideals and goals. Now we come together - on one of the great battlefields of this war - to dedicate a small piece of that battlefield as their final resting place to those who died heroically for the survival of their country. It is entirely appropriate and appropriate for us to do so. However, in a deeper sense, we are incapable of consecrating the land, of making it more sacred. For the warriors who fought here, living and dead, have made this land so holy that our little power is not enough to raise or lower it. What I said here today may not be noticed or remembered by the world, but the achievements of these heroes will never be forgotten. What we latecomers should do is to dedicate ourselves to the unfinished work that the heroes fought and pushed for here. We should dedicate ourselves to the great task they have left us. Our martyrs have given all their devotion to our cause, and we should draw more spiritual strength from their example, determined that their blood will not be shed in vain. Under God's blessing, our nation will be reborn in freedom. Our government of the people, by the people, and for the people will live on forever.
A president who has truly sacrificed his life for the advancement of democracy in history.
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