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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.

. . . We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live.

–The Gettysburg Address,
Abraham Lincoln,
November 19, 1863

The source was created by a
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It is a speech that was given after
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The author’s purpose includes encouraging citizens to
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The author’s point of view is that those who lost their lives in the Civil War
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The source was created by a speech (delivered by Abraham Lincoln).

It is a speech that was given after the Battle of Gettysburg, at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery.

The author’s purpose includes encouraging citizens to honor the dead by dedicating themselves to finishing the work of preserving the Union, liberty, equality, and democracy.

The author’s point of view is that those who lost their lives in the Civil War died so the nation might live—their sacrifice is sacred and must not have been in vain.