John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6673 Abraham Linoln 1809-1865 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6673 |
| AUTHOR: | Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) |
| QUOTATION: | 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. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Speech at Gettysburg, Nov. 19, 1863. |
| Note 1. See Daniel Webster, page 532. [back] |