what is the meaning of democracy according to Abraham Lincoln? please give appropriate ans...and don't do formality only other wise I will report ur ans.
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to the people
by the people
The most powerful words Lincoln said about democracy came as the rousing conclusion to his November 19, 1863 Gettysburg Address:
“… that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”
Preserving American democracy, as united states—the United States—was Lincoln’s mission statement as Commander in Chief of Union forces during the Civil War. Because Lincoln’s poetic words in Gettysburg about the need for American democracy to survive was not mere political rhetoric; he composed them himself, governed with them in mind, and grew up believing that the power of democracy had given his life purpose, helping to shape him into the man, leader, and statesman he would become.
(Of course, there's much more you could say about Lincoln’s words on democracy, but in the spirit of the man, known for his brevity, I'll end it there.)