# A New Nation Conceived in Liberty and Dedicated to Equality by Abraham Lincoln > “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” > **— Abraham Lincoln**, *Gettysburg Address, November 19, 1863; Hay draft* ## Sources and Context - **Primary manuscript and transcription:** Library of Congress, [Gettysburg Address — “Hay Draft”](https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/gettysburg-address/ext/trans-hay-draft.html), Abraham Lincoln Papers. The Reminder preserves the capitalization and punctuation of the Library of Congress transcription. - **Article use:** [[articles/war with empire/Authorship of the West|Authorship of the West]] cites “conceived in Liberty” as an example of a later American generation returning to the founding proposition of equality. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/War With Empire|War With Empire]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/war with empire/Authorship of the West|Authorship of the West]] - **Article:** [[articles/How Europe's Refuse Built the Apex Civilization Called America|How Europe's Refuse Built the Apex Civilization Called America]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Charter Civilization|Charter Civilization]] - [[wiki/Authorship of the West|Authorship of the West]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” — Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address, November 19, 1863 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-abraham-lincoln-new-nation-liberty-equality ```