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Quotation from The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln
“But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground.”
The Gettysburg Address, Sentence 6 (Avalon Project text)
The turn of the speech, in which Lincoln denies that the ceremony can add anything to the soldiers' sacrifice.
Citation: "But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground." — Abraham Lincoln, The Gettysburg Address, Sentence 6 (Avalon Project text). (id gettysburg-address-q3)
Portrait: Lincolnatgettysburg, Attributed to Mathew Brady studio / unidentified photographer, Public domain.
