His Gettysburg Address came to be seen as one of the greatest and most influential statements of American national purpose.
hɪz ɡˈɛɾɪsbˌɜːɡ ɐdɹˈɛs kˈeɪm təbi sˈiːn æz wˈʌn ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst ænd mˈoʊst ˌɪnfluːˈɛnʃəl stˈeɪtmənts ʌv ɐmˈɛɹɪkən nˈæʃənəl pˈɜːpəs.