Lincoln is making an allusion to the Declaration of Independence. The phrase "that all men are created equal" directly references a central tenet of the Declaration, which asserts the equality of all individuals as a foundational principle of the United States.
Re-read this excerpt from Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address:
Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Lincoln is making an allusion to -
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the Bible
the Constitution
the Declaration of Independence
the Magna Carta
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