"With malice toward none, with charity for all... let us strive... to bind up the nation's wounds... to do all which may achieve a just and a lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations." -Abraham Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address. Based on this quote, which of the following was Lincoln's hope for the future of the United states?

Answer 1: That the reunited United States would take its place among world powers
Answer 2: That the south would be punished for causing the war and enslaving millions
Answer 3: That both sides would reconcile and freedom and equality would prevail
Answer 4: That the north would provide charity to replace all that lost was during the war

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Answer 3: That both sides would reconcile and freedom and equality would prevail