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The phrase government of the people by the people for the people is from?
"...and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. " is the last line of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. See the link below.Abraham Lincoln
Who owns the government?
The people. Exceprt from Lincoln's Gettysburg address puts it nicely: "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."
How did Lincoln describe self government?
Lincoln described self-government as "government of the people, by the people, for the people" in his Gettysburg Address. He believed that power should ultimately reside with the citizens, who have the right to participate in the decision-making process and shape their own destiny through democratic means.
Does the US have a presidential government?
YES. The United States was founded for religious freedom, to serve God in their own way, and for representation. Lincoln wrote in the Gettysburg Address; "a Government of the people, by the people, for the people." America is a democracy, where we vote to choose our own leaders and do not have to bow down to a monarchy. God Bless America!
What does Lincoln accomplish by referring to the Declaration of Independence?
The reason Abraham Lincoln wrote the Gettysburg Address is because he was reminding people about the billions of people that died from the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. Also because he was asked to speak a few words at the dedication ceremony for the Soldiers National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. And because he hates you.
