Question

we are met on a great battlefield of that war. we have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting - place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. it is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. 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. the world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. —abraham lincoln the gettysburg address november 19, 1863 consecrate means to make or declare sacred. hallow means to make or declare holy. what does lincoln conclude about the assembled crowds purpose of dedicating the cemetery? it is fitting, but not truly possible. it is the necessary and proper way to honor the dead. it takes away from the sacrifice of the dead.

Explanation:

Lincoln states that while it is fitting to dedicate the cemetery, in a larger sense, the actions of the brave men (living and dead) who struggled there have already consecrated the ground in a way that is beyond the power of the assembled crowd to do. So, the crowd's act of dedication is fitting but not truly possible in the grander scheme.

Answer:

It is fitting, but not truly possible.