We observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom — symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning — signifying renewal, as well as change. For I have sworn before you and Almighty God the same … Continue reading
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We observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom — symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning — signifying renewal, as well as change. For I have sworn before you and Almighty God the same … Continue reading
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we can not dedicate — we can not consecrate — we can not hallow — this ground
Four score 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. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing … Continue reading
for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live
We have come to dedicate a portion of that field
testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure
and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal
our fathers brought forth on this continent