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 lasting peace
among ourselves and with all nations.

—President Abraham Lincoln, second inaugural address,
March 4, 1865

Which leadership quality does President Lincoln best demonstrate in this address?
A Inspiration — He wants the Union to be a model of democracy for all nations.
B Compassion — He wants to help those who suffered during the Civil War.
C Persistence — He believes the Union must surrender in order to have peace.
D Confidence — He believes history would prove him correct to fight in the Civil War.