Read this sentence from abraham lincoln’s second inaugural address:
. . 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 of the following best describes the effect of the phrase bind up the nation's wounds?

a it implies a caring approach to ending the war.
b it implies a medical, scientific response to war.
c it suggests a spreading infectious thought.
d it suggests restricting the south during recovery.