What point of view does abraham lincoln express in this excerpt from his second inaugural address? 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 a lasting peace, among ourselves, and with all nations. all people should come together to heal the nation. survivors should honor the dead by avenging their deaths. the nation should quickly move past the trauma of the war. the confederacy should be punished for starting the war.