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.
Question
Which sentence correctly uses Lincoln's ideas and avoids plagiarism?
Responses
He wanted Americans to unite together "to do all which may achieve and cherish a just" country (Lincoln).
He wanted Americans to unite together "to do all which may achieve and cherish a just" country (Lincoln).
He asked Americans to care for each other to do all which may achieve and cherish a lasting "peace with all nations" (Lincoln).
He asked Americans to care for each other to do all which may achieve and cherish a lasting "peace with all nations" (Lincoln).
He demanded that Americans strive on to finish the work we are in and end the Civil War so that there would be a lasting peace. (Lincoln).
He demanded that Americans strive on to finish the work we are in and end the Civil War so that there would be a lasting peace. (Lincoln).
He called upon all Americans to "bind up the nation's wounds" in order to achieve peace in the nation after the Civil War (Lincoln).
explain
The correct sentence that uses Lincoln's ideas and avoids plagiarism is:
"He called upon all Americans to 'bind up the nation's wounds' in order to achieve peace in the nation after the Civil War (Lincoln)."
This sentence accurately reflects Lincoln's words in the excerpt, mentions his name to give credit, and does not present the ideas as the writer's original thoughts.