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. lincoln most likely chose to end the speech with an emotional appeals)to persuade people not to own slaves. b)to show how angry he is about the war. c)to leave a strong impression on his audience. eliminated)to make people feel guilty for creating a war.