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In which part of this excerpt from the Gettysburg Address does President Abraham Lincoln argue that the outcome of the war will depend on the
determination and loyalty of Northern citizens?
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition
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 me
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 th
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,
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
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, s
not perish from the earth.



Answer :

In this excerpt from the Gettysburg Address, President Abraham Lincoln argues that the outcome of the war will depend on the determination and loyalty of Northern citizens in the following part: "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..." Here, Lincoln emphasizes the importance of the living citizens continuing the work and dedication of those who sacrificed their lives in the war. He urges them to be devoted to the cause for which the fallen soldiers fought, highlighting the need for unwavering commitment and loyalty to ensure that their sacrifices were not made in vain. This passage underscores Lincoln's belief in the crucial role of the people in upholding the values of freedom and democracy that the nation stands for.