Charles Sumner: “It is for us, the living, rather to be dedicated here to the…”

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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.

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Sumner calls for the living to continue the work of those who fought for freedom and equality.

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Charles Sumner: “It is for us, the living, rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so…”