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What does 'government of the people by the people for the people shall not perish from the earth' mean?
This is part of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
"government of the people by the people for the people" means "democracy"
"shall not perish from this earth" means "will/must not be overthrown/disappear"
Thus the fragment of text could be paraphrased = "so that US democracy experiment does not die out"
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What are some examples of parallelism in the Gettysburg address?
" that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. "
Where is Of the people for the people and by the people written?
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."
What are the famous opening words to Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address?
"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."
What does shall not perish in the Gettysburg Address mean?
It simply meant that "the government of the people and for the people" will survive this civil war and not be destroyed.
What did Lincoln promise in the Gettysburg Address?
freedom, equality and self-government. That ..."government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from the earth". Also, that the ..."world will long remember what they did here (soldiers). Also that the dead shall not have died in vain, and will be long remembered.
What are some examples of parallelism in the Gettysburg address?
" that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. "
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."
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
Where is Of the people for the people and by the people written?
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."
What does shall not perish in the Gettysburg Address mean?
It simply meant that "the government of the people and for the people" will survive this civil war and not be destroyed.
What are the famous opening words to Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address?
"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."
What did Lincoln promise in the Gettysburg Address?
freedom, equality and self-government. That ..."government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from the earth". Also, that the ..."world will long remember what they did here (soldiers). Also that the dead shall not have died in vain, and will be long remembered.
What does shall not perish from the earth mean?
"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.
who for the people by the people?
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."
What was the author's purpose of the document the Gettysburg Address?
It was to rally the people and to focus their attention on the need to win the war so that the ideals of the founding fathers would be upheld. As Lincoln stated "...That government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
What is the last six words of the Gettysburg Address?
shall not perish from the earth.
What are the last 6 words of the Gettysburg Address?
shall not perish from the earth
