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 (Paragraph 4)

Answer 1

This excerpt is from Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address, and the idea presented throughout the article is that of unity and reconciliation after the Civil War. Lincoln calls for the nation to move forward with "malice toward none, with charity for all," and to work together to "bind up the nation's wounds" caused by the war. He emphasizes the importance of resolving the conflict and rebuilding the country as one united nation, rather than seeking revenge or continuing to fight.