Question

"With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations."

Which statement below is true of the conclusion of Lincoln's speech?

a. Lincoln shows anger to those who caused the war.
b. Lincoln vows to care for those injured by the war.
c. Lincoln declares the war has finally ended.
d. Lincoln surrenders the war to the enemy.

Answer 1

The correct answer is B. Lincoln vows to care for those injured by the war.

Answer 2

Lincoln's speech is in reference to the end of the war, asking the people to care for the injured. These injuries could be mental from a lose or loses of loved ones or from physical injuries from battle. Lincoln asks for the people to continue carrying on in a way that will maintain a lasting peace. Lincoln does not show anger in this speech. He is looking towards the future with respect to the men and women who have sacrificed for this cause.