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Whats the importance of gaining a general understanding of and interpretation of the work of literature. explain what the importance is to me

What response does lincoln hope to elicit from his listeners with these words from his gettysburg address "we gave to come dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives, that that nation might live. it is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this