Abraham Lincoln's original statement -
“Now we are engaged in a great civil war testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure.”
Without the phrase, Abraham Lincoln would only be discussing the existence of a particular location, the country established in 1776 ("that nation").
He indicates that the issue is not simply the survival of that nation, but also of any nation founded on the same ideals by using the words "or any nation thus formed or devoted."
Abraham Lincoln claims that the prospect of creating a nation based on these ideas is at stake in this conflict, in addition to the freedom and quality of this nation.
Not only is a specific location being tried, but also the feasibility of a set of values.
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