To encourage feelings of responsibility to continue fighting for the cause.
"...from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion, that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, 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."
"that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation, under god, shall have a new birth of freedom, that the governmnt of the people, by the pepole, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. "...and that government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from the earth."
".... It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us - that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion - that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain - 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. ......"Gettysburg AddressbyAbraham Lincoln, President of the USANovember 1863
They gave everything they had: their lives.
Abraham Lincoln wrote it, in 1863 on the occasion of dedicating the cemetery at Gettysburg (PA) on November 19. It was part of his short - but famous - address on this occasion, and he ended with the phrase "...that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
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"...from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion, that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, 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."
"...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
"that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation, under god, shall have a new birth of freedom, that the governmnt of the people, by the pepole, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. "...and that government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from the earth."
It is used here, in the repetition of the word "that" that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they here gave the last full measure of devotion--that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, 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.
".... It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us - that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion - that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain - 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. ......"Gettysburg AddressbyAbraham Lincoln, President of the USANovember 1863
In Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, the line "that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain" appeals to the audience's emotions by invoking a sense of duty and honor towards those who sacrificed their lives. This phrase emphasizes the importance of remembering and upholding the values for which the fallen fought, stirring feelings of patriotism and collective responsibility. By connecting the living to the legacy of the dead, Lincoln inspires hope and determination in the audience to continue the struggle for equality and freedom.
The phrase originated in an old story about King Solomon but Abraham Lincoln used it in one of his speeches.
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"Shall not perish from the Earth" is a complex way of saying "Will not disappear from the planet". In the Gettysburg Address, where this phrase is from, Lincoln argues that the US Civil War is a test about whether a democratic nation has any long-term staying power on the Earth.
How can the phrase "I shall dash them against the stones" be integrated into a question effectively?
That exact phrase comes from Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address", but the idea that governments can only be legitimate when the people themselves control them is much older. ______________________________________________________________________ Well, somebody's got a way with words! Anyways, the answer is, yes, ABRAHAM Lincoln. Lu, meh!