Read this passage from lincoln's second inaugural address: “ 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 responsibilities does lincoln claim for government? a. it is the responsibility of the government to reunite the union and bring about peace in a way that is fair to all. b. it is the responsibility of the government to continue the spread of slavery. c. the government, from now on, should imprison or deport all who speak out against the union. d. the government is responsible for punishing the traitors who supported the confederacy during the civil war.