When president Lincoln spoke these words in his Gettysburg address, he expressed... “...and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”

A ) That the men who died at Gettysburg were dedicated to the causes of representative government.

B ) That the American system of government had been created by the American citizens, was run by them, dedicated to serving them and will prevail.

C ) That the soldiers of both the North and south were fighting to preserve democracy.

D ) The confederate soldiers that died at Gettysburg did not die in vain.