Dominic read this excerpt from President Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address.

“[L]et 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.”

What point of view is Lincoln expressing in this excerpt?

A
The war is not yet over.

B
The war has done too much damage.

C
It is time for the country to work together.

D
It is time to bring the war to a conclusion.