"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 AddressBased on this quote, which of the following was Lincoln's hope for the future of the United States?(1 point)Responsesthat the reunited United States would take its place among world powersthat the reunited United States would take its place among world powersthat the South would be punished for causing the war and enslaving millionsthat the South would be punished for causing the war and enslaving millionsthat both sides would reconcile and freedom and equality would prevailthat both sides would reconcile and freedom and equality would prevailthat the North would provide charity to replace all that lost was during the war

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Based on the quote from Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, 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, healing, and a just and lasting peace among all citizens.