Question

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.
What BEST describes Lincoln's attitude as he states With malice towards none in the sixth paragraph? A) angry B) bitter C) forgiving D) unforgiving

Answer 1

What BEST describes Lincoln's attitude as he states 'With malice towards none'  is  C) forgiving.

He tried to placate his listeners of how wrong both sides were in the impending Civil war, and alerted  them to see the right, cherish peace and remember of God.