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Read this sentence from Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address:

. . . 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 a lasting peace, among ourselves, and with all nations.

What does the phrase bind up the nation's wounds mean? (4 points)

Confine
Limit
Secure
Wrap

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The answer is limit it makes the most sense
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Answer

Limit

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I like this answer as it acknowledges the wounds of the civil war but also tries to close them and rebuild the nation

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