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
that we here highly
the last full measure of devotion
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resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain
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that
this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom
- and that government of the people, by the people, for
the people, shall not perish from the earth.
-Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address, 1863
Why does Lincoln use the phrase "a new birth" in this passage?
A. To establish his credibility as the father of the United States
B. To give sympathy to the people who lost loved ones in the war
C. To provide evidence that the United States will continue to grow
D. To inspire the audience to feel a sense of hope about the future