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Abraham Lincoln

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Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) was the sixteenth president of the United States and led the country during the Civil War. He delivered the Gettysburg Address in 1863 at the dedication of a national cemetery in Pennsylvania.

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“Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”

— Abraham Lincoln《Gettysburg Address》

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Speech · 1863

Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg Address is a short speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln on 19 November 1863 at the dedication of a national cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It reframes the Civil War around national union, equality, sacrifice, and the survival of representative government.

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