Im not sure if this is correct but I believe that he said that because he didint want to be the one who started the war.
Answer:
: devotion to the humanities : literary culture. b : the revival of classical letters, individualistic and critical spirit, and emphasis on secular concerns characteristic of the Renaissance. 2 : devotion to human welfare : humanitarianism renowned for his humanism.
Explanation:
The main goals of Reconstruction in the South were to reestablish federal control in the South. Another important goal was to facilitate the transition of more than 4 million enslaved people from slavery to freedom. Another goal was to rebuild the infrastructure of the South and restore the seceded states to the Union.
Otto Von Bismarck was able to unite the northern German confederation with the south by going to war with France. The smaller German nations who would’ve lost against France flocked to join the North, and when the Germans won the war, they declared the creation of the German empire at the palace of Versailles. (Franco-Prussian war, 1870-1871)
