That exact phrase comes from Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address", but the idea that governments can only be legitimate when the people themselves control them is much older. ______________________________________________________________________ Well, somebody's got a way with words! Anyways, the answer is, yes, ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Lu, meh!
That phrase has a world of meaning built into it. It means that the government derives its authority from the people and it must treat all its citizens the same. There must be no favored groups whose right take priority over another groups rights. There would be no hereditary, aristocratic social classes in the United States.
In fact, in our system, people form a social contract ceding their natural rights to an authority (government) to protect them from abuse by the stronger individuals.
that the people rule the government by voting for officials
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The phrase "servant of the people" is generally used to describe community leaders or government officials and is supposed to indicate that they are in that position to work for the community that they represent - not for themselves or special interests (although that is part of the community, too).
This phrase is from Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, given November 19,1863.
A government made up of reps elected by the people
The phrase "love conquers all" is meant to represent a positive state of mind. No matter what people endure love will be a positive force to overcome any negative situation.
The phrase of "word of the day" means that there is a new word for each day for most people to learn. It is meant as a learning word for people to use & educate other people of its use.
"...and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. " is the last line of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. See the link below.Abraham Lincoln
The Congress is meant to represent the people.
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Abraham Lincoln at the Gettysburg Address.
He objected this phrase because he believed that the correct phrase was "We the states," but that was incorrect because Who, but the people can delegate the power? And who, but the people have a right to form a new government and feel that it's not protecting their rights.
This is known as a monarchy. While this form of government often ended in a tyrant, it was meant to help the people.
The phrase trans ocean is meant to mean across the ocean. Trans ocean is meant to be the same as transocean, which is not a word but a shorter version of transoceanic, to which it is meant to have a similar meaning.