“With malice toward none, with charity for all let us drive to bind up the nations wounds to do all which match of a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.”

-Abraham Lincoln, second inaugural address.

Based on this quote, which of the following was Lincolns hope for the future of the United States

A - that their united United States would take its place among world powers

B - That the south would be punished for causing the war and enslaving millions

C - That both sides reconcile and freedom and equality would prevail

D - that the north would provide charity to replace all that lost was during the war