"...of the people, by the people, and for the people..." is a section taken from the Gettysburg Address given by President Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863, at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
The Gettysburg address in Gettysburg pa
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The text of the Gettysburg Address is readily available online, and in hard copy at libraries and book stores.
November 19 1863
Lincoln characterized i as "a new birth of freedom."
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The Gettysburg Address was delivered 19 November 1863, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA. Contemporary reports say that President Lincoln spoke for just over 2 minutes.This can be confirmed by reading the address out loud.
* The Gettysburg address was given on the occasion of the dedication of the new National Cemetery at Gettysburg, PA., because the main speaker invited Mr. Lincoln to "say a few words." * It was given on top of a hill in Gettysburg, PA in the cemetery where people had died from the war. * The speech told people why there was a war, which was for freedom, and Abraham Lincoln gave one of the most known speeches.
In the Gettysburg Address, President Lincoln stated that the best way for the living to honor the dead is by dedicating themselves to the unfinished work that those who fought at Gettysburg had begun. He emphasized the importance of ensuring that the nation would have a "new birth of freedom" and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, would not perish from the earth. By committing to these ideals, the living could truly pay tribute to the sacrifices made by the fallen.
He states that the dead of Gettysburg will not be forgotten and it is TRUE. The Gettysburg site is a national historical site that is visited and honored everyday.