. Gems of the campaign of 1880. Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers broughtforth upon this continent a new nation, conceived inliberty and dedicated to the proposition that all menare created equal. Now we are engaged in a greatcivil war, testing whether that nation, or any nationso conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. Weare met on a great battle-field of that war. We havecome to dedicate a portion of that field as a final rest-ing-place for those who here gave their lives that thatnation might live. It is altogether fitting and properthat we should do this. But in a larger sense
. Gems of the campaign of 1880. Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers broughtforth upon this continent a new nation, conceived inliberty and dedicated to the proposition that all menare created equal. Now we are engaged in a greatcivil war, testing whether that nation, or any nationso conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. Weare met on a great battle-field of that war. We havecome to dedicate a portion of that field as a final rest-ing-place for those who here gave their lives that thatnation might live. It is altogether fitting and properthat we should do this. But in a larger sense we can-not dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallowthis ground. The brave men, living and dead, whoggled here, have consecrated it far above.
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