He declared that the deaths of so many brave soldiers would not be in vain, that slavery would end, and the future of democracy would be assured, that "government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth".
hiː dᵻklˈɛɹd ðætðə dˈɛθs ʌv sˌoʊ mˈɛni bɹˈeɪv sˈoʊldʒɚz wʊd nˌɑːt biː ɪn vˈeɪn, ðæt slˈeɪvɚɹi wʊd ˈɛnd, ænd ðə fjˈuːtʃɚɹ ʌv dᵻmˈɑːkɹəsi wʊd biː əʃˈʊɹd, ðˈæt "ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ʌvðə pˈiːpəl, baɪ ðə pˈiːpəl, fɚðə pˈiːpəl, ʃˌæl nˌɑːt pˈɛɹɪʃ fɹʌmðɪ ˈɜːθ".