Based on the quote below, which describes Abraham Lincoln's approach to the South at the end of the Civil War?
With malice [hatred] toward none, with charity for all ... let us strive on
to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds...
Select one:
a. The South should be punished for its part in the war.
b. The South should be treated with kindness and justice.
c. The South should ratify the Fourteenth Amendment.
d. The South should pay for property damage caused by the war.