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The main content of the //Gettysburg Address// is to give recognition to those that fought and gave their lives at the Battle of Gettysburg in July of 1863. Abraham Lincoln originally said "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live" although that is really not his main topic of concern. Lincoln says it is the duty of the people to dedicate the battle field to the living, and have them finish the work that is at hand. "It is for us, the living, rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they have, thus far, so nobly carried on." He says this in order to protect the United States of America and make sure that it never falls into this tragic situation again. Lastly, Lincoln's final goal was to ensure "that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain".
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 * Dedicate the field to those that have lost their lives
 * Dedicate the field to the living
 * Ensure that the nation will never be divided again
 * Give birth to a new nation with the basis of freedom for all
 * The government will not fail the people [[image:07Titans_BD_gettysburg.jpg align="center"]]