In 272 words, and three minutes, Lincoln asserted that the nation was born not in 1789, but in 1776, "conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal".
ɪn tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː wˈɜːdz, ænd θɹˈiː mˈɪnɪts, lˈɪŋkən ɐsˈɜːɾᵻd ðætðə nˈeɪʃən wʌz bˈɔːɹn nˌɑːt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, bˌʌt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks, "kənsˈiːvd ɪn lˈɪbɚɾi, ænd dˈɛdᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd tə ðə pɹˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən ðæt ˈɔːl mˈɛn ɑːɹ kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ˈiːkwəl".