Lincoln's vision during the civil war: a. was to build a nation-state similar to what otto von bismarck was building in germany and to what guiseppe mazzini was building in italy. b. was that the american nation embodied a set of universal ideals rooted in political democracy and human freedom. c. was essentially that of the democratic party: an activist federal government building up american industry. d. allowed for african-americans to achieve freedom because they already lived in the united states but did not extend to immigrants. e. was best expressed in his words, "as he died to make men holy, let us die to make men free."