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It is a reminder of the ideals of the Revolution, and of his administration's support of emancipation.

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Duh! How about because the war was about slavery. ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL is both slaves and non-slaves (so as not to categorize them by race).

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Q: Why might president Lincoln have begun the Gettysburg address by noting that the country was ''dedicated to the proposition that all men were created equal''?
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