—that 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."

what does abraham lincoln mean when he says this?

I feel like he means that this democratic government that they have established will never be abolished. he probably wants america to remain a democracy since he saw other nations around the world perhaps even “failing” because they have a different style of government. he wants the people to have a say in the government too, not to be dictated around by a leader.