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"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."

which statement below is true of the conclusion of lincoln’s speech?

a. lincoln promises retribution for war
b. lincoln explains why the war has ended
c. lincoln promises to restore peace
d. lincoln expresses the reasons for peace

The answer is C, “Lincoln promises to restore peace”.

In that period of time, the desired peace hadn’t been achieved yet so, after the catastrophic events that occurred because of the war (dead soldiers and as a result of that, lonely families), he tries to set calm in society by promising to restore the peace. What supports the answer is noticeable when it says “let us strive to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation’s wounds, to care for him whom shall have borne the battle…”. He wants to finish the work they are doing so that they restore the nation’s peace.  

in "people in peace, not profit and war" chrisholm uses inductive reasoning for her argument against defense spending by stating that the new administration, like most americans, wanted to invest in social objectives, so they must not want to prioritize defense spending. mr. nixon said "we can delay no longer in launching new approaches to the problem that beset them", but chrisholm points out that the programs were delayed anyways.

the correct answer is b. a comparison without the use of like or as. hope this