Question

The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address, 1863

What point is Lincoln making in this passage?
A. People will continue to die unless slavery is ended.
B. He should be given more power to end the war.
C. We should always remember the people who died at Gettysburg. D. His speech should be studied and remembered.

Answer 1

C. We should always remember the people who died at Gettysburg.

Lincoln is saying that people in the future will forget what people said there, but they should never forget what people did there--they gave their lives for the fight and should be honored and remembered forever.