Example sentence. Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Analysis. This is a direct quote from Abraham Lincoln's Gettsyburg Address. Your audience might recognize the famous words, but others won’t know and you are still obligated to place the quotation marks around the words that are directly quoted, introduce the quote by telling your audience who said it and where it comes from, and consult the documentation style appropriate for your course to make sure you've provided a corret in-text citation.