What idea are both men expressing in these passages?

passage 1:Their deeds, when weighed in the balance, have been found equal to their fame! I believe that a death such as theirs has been the true measure of a man's worth.

passage 2: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.

The men who died in battle were brave and honorable.

The world should not remember how the soldiers died.

The soldiers died for no good purpose.

Their deaths on the battlefield show the only honorable way to die

The correct answer is A) The men who died in battle were brave and honorable.

The idea that both men are expressing in these passages is "The men who died in battle were brave and honorable."

The general idea expressed in both texts is to honor the brave man and woman that have died on the battlefield, defending the United States.

For instance, in passage 1, part of the texts says: " ... a death such as theirs has been the true measure of a man's worth." The second passage says: "a death such as theirs has been the true measure of a man's worth." Those ideas express the consideration and gratitude for those people who gave their lives to protect the country.

The men who died in battle were brave and honorable.

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