Read this excerpt from the Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln and answer the question: Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure.

In at least 100 words, discuss the explicit and implicit meanings in the above excerpt. Be sure and point out the differences between the two types of meaning and quote the text that supports your explanation.