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On the recordNovember 18, 1863
But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate — we can not consecrate — we can not hallow — this ground.
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Abraham Lincoln
Republican · Illinois

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

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