English module 4

4.02 The Power of Words
"But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead who struggled here have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract."
We, as Americans, cannot dedicate the battlegrounds for the soldiers that fought there. The soldiers, who are still with us or gone, has it dedicated to us more than we can to them.
These lines inspire listeners to honor the soldiers that fought in the war and remember all of their heroic deeds.
"It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion."
We are dedicated towards honoring the dead, and dedicate ourselves to their task. From what we see of them, the last of them, it increases our devotion for what they were devoted to the end——fighting in war.
This should inspire listeners to take up what our soldiers have taken, to not take their service for granted, and to be devoted as they were in what they have done.
"...this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth."
America, under God, shall have freedom and the government created by the Americans, for the Americans, will not die from this world.
Listeners will probably be more involved in the government as everyone has gained their independence. Their political activities will make these lines stay true——the American government lives.