division. in his gettysburg address, lincoln didn t honor only the bravery of those who lost their lives in gettysburg, he had a message for the living. he said, it is for us to be dedicated to the great task remaining before us that a government of, by, and for the people shall not perish from the earth. folks, that wasn t just a challenge from lincoln to those present that day in gettysburg. it is a challenge he handed down to every generation of americans that follow. now, that challenge has been handed to us, and it is a test above all others, that future generations of america will measure us by. will we be the ones to let the government of, by, and for the people perish from the face of the earth? we let that happen, dare we let that happen? absolutely not! we will not.