Read the excerpts from Roosevelt's "Four
Freedoms" speech and Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address."
Roosevelt:
This nation has placed its destiny in the hands and
heads and hearts of its millions of free men and women;
and its faith in freedom under the guidance of God.
Freedom means the supremacy of human rights
everywhere. Our support goes to those who struggle to
gain those rights or keep them. Our strength is our unity
of purpose. To that high concept there can be no end
save victory.
Lincoln:
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
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In these excerpts, Roosevelt states "this nation has
placed its destiny" and Lincoln states "shall not perish
from earth." With these phrases, both presidents are
stressing the importance of
O achieving victory no matter what the cost.
Oending the war as quickly as possible.
preserving freedom far into the future.
making tough sacrifices for one's nation.
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