All I know is it is appropriate and young readers need young people to look up to
The action word would be drank because it’s the only thing he is doing
I believe it is the last sentence "<span>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—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain — 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</span>" that best describes his central claim because he doesn't want those who died, die in vain.
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Answer:
It's C.
Explanation:
If you really think about it, C. is the most logical answer out of A,B, and D.