"The Gettysburg Address"

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by Abraham Lincoln

Gettysburg address delivered at Gettysburg Pa. Nov. 19th, 1863. [n. p. n. d.].

Gettysburg Address

Delivered at Gettysburg, Pa.

Nov. 19th 1863.

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LETTER FROM BIRMINGHAM JAIL

Credit Line: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” April 16, 1963. The Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Which lines from King’s letter best reflect Lincoln’s concern when he says, “...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”? Select the two correct answers.

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Responses

“But I must confess that I am not afraid of the word ‘tension.’"
“But I must confess that I am not afraid of the word ‘tension.’"

“I have no despair about the future...because the goal of America is freedom.”
“I have no despair about the future...because the goal of America is freedom.”

“...I would like to answer your statement in what I hope will be patient and reasonable terms.”
“...I would like to answer your statement in what I hope will be patient and reasonable terms.”

“...and still fewer have the vision to see that injustice must be rooted out by strong, persistent, and determined action.”
“...and still fewer have the vision to see that injustice must be rooted out by strong, persistent, and determined action.”

“...when these disinherited children of God sat down at lunch counters they were in reality standing up for the best in the American dream…”

Answer 1

The two lines from Martin Luther King Jr.’s letter that best reflect Abraham Lincoln’s concern about freedom and government in the Gettysburg Address are:

1. “I have no despair about the future...because the goal of America is freedom.”
2. “...when these disinherited children of God sat down at lunch counters they were in reality standing up for the best in the American dream…”

These selections emphasize the ideals of freedom and justice, which resonate with Lincoln's vision of a nation committed to those principles.