Read this excerpt from abraham lincoln's second inaugural address, delivered on april 10, 1865.
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 a lasting peace, among ourselves, and with all nations.
which sentence correctly uses lincoln's ideas and avoids plagiarism?
(a) he believed in creating a just, and a lasting peace within the united states and with all nations. (lincoln)
(b) as he said in his address, it was the nation's job to strive on to finish the work we are in. (second inaugural)
(c) he felt as though the people of america had a duty to "care for those who were born in battle" (lincoln).
(d) he did not wish to punish or exact revenge on the confederate states but instead wanted "to bind up the nation's wound" and heal the country (lincoln).