On the occasion corresponding to this four years ago all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it, all sought to avert it. While the inaugural address was being delivered from this place, devoted altogether to saving the Union without war, insurgent agents were in the city seeking to destroy it without war-seeking to dissolve the Union and divide effects by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish, and the war came."

What theme is presented in this passage from President Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address?

One side did not want war

Both sides wanted war

Lincoln's speech caused war

War was unwanted, but unavoidable

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25 January, 11:16

On the occasion corresponding to this four years ago all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it, all sought to avert it. While the inaugural address was being delivered from this place, devoted altogether to saving the Union without war, insurgent agents were in the city seeking to destroy it without war-seeking to dissolve the Union and divide effects by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish, and the war came."

What theme is presented in this passage from President Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address?

One side did not want war

Both sides wanted war

Lincoln's speech caused war

War was unwanted, but unavoidable

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Brooklynn Osborn · Answer 1

"War was unwanted but unavoidable" the reason for this is because they side one part wanted war not matter the consequences and the other wanted their nation to survive so they had to go to war so the other country would not destroy their country ... : P