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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.

Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. 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. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.

But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate -- we can not consecrate -- we can not hallow -- this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- 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.

Four points and seven years ago, our fathers gave birth to this continent, a new nation, envisioned in Liberty, and devoted themselves to the suggestion that all men are created equal.

Now we are engaged in a great civil war, and test whether that nation or any nation that is so conceived and so devoted can long endure. We meet on a large battlefield in that war. We have come to devote part of that field as a last resting place for those who gave their lives here for the nation to live. It is perfectly appropriate and accurate for us to do this.

But in a larger sense we cannot devote ourselves - we cannot dedicate - we cannot sanctify - this land. The brave men, living and dead, who fought here, have inaugurated it, far beyond our bad power to add or detract. The world will notice a little, and will not long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us to live, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work that those who fought here so far have so nobly advanced. Rather, it is for us to be here dedicated to the great task that remains to us - that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to the thing that gave them the last full measure of devotion - that we here very much resolve that these dead should not have in vain - that this land, under God, shall have a new birth of liberty - and that the government of the people, of the people, of the people, shall not perish from the earth.