"with malice toward none, with charity for us bind up the nation's do all which may achieve a just and a lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations."- abraham lincoln, second inaugural addressbased on the lesson and this quote, what was lincoln's hope for the future of the union? a. the south would be punished for causing the war. b. the united union would take its place among world powersc. both sides would reconcile and freedom and equality would prevaild. the north would provide charity to replace all that was lost during the war.