which of the following best summarizes President Lincoln’s meaning in the last sentence of his Gettysburg address?
“ that were here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain - this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom - and that government of the people, by the people, the people, shall not perish from the Earth.”
- Abraham Lincoln, the Gettysburg address
a. Soldiers must be given more power in the government because of their actions in the war.
b. Americans should honor the sacrifice of soldiers by continuing democratic government.
c. President should decide important issues, including the debates over slavery.
d. Government of the people, by the people, and for the people is no longer important.
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b. Americans should honor the sacrifice of soldiers by continuing democratic government.
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