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.
-Second inaugural address,
Abraham Lincoln
What does Lincoln wish to do through this final
sentence of the speech?
leave the listener feeling sad and hopeless
cause the listener to feel angry about the length of
the unwinnable war
stir up emotions about the lives lost in the war and
encourage the listener to help end it
make the listener blame the South for the ongoing
violence

Answer 1

What Lincoln wishes to do through this final sentence of the speech is:

C. stir up emotions about the lives lost in the war and encourage the listener to help end it.

Step-by-step explanation:

This whole excerpt is the final sentence of Lincoln's Address. What the president was doing was inspiring his audience. He wants them to feel responsible for bringing about peace and taking care of the fallen soldiers' families. He wants the nation to be united, Americans to see one another as brothers and sisters. His final sentence is urging the audience to do so. It is their duty to finish the work they have started and accomplish what is best for the whole nation.