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? (1 point) Responses that the reunited United States would take its place among world powers that the reunited United States would take its place among world powers that the South would be punished for causing the war and enslaving millions that the South would be punished for causing the war and enslaving millions that both sides would reconcile and freedom and equality would prevail that both sides would reconcile and freedom and equality would prevail that the North would provide charity to replace all that lost was during the war

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Based on the quote, Lincoln's hope for the future of the United States was that both sides would reconcile and freedom and equality would prevail. This is reflected in his call for "charity for all" and a "just and lasting peace," indicating his desire for healing and unity rather than punishment or retribution.