Abraham Lincoln: “The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated…”

On the recordNovember 18, 1863

The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract.

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Address at the Dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania [Gettysburg Address]

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Abraham Lincoln: “The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract.”