" It justified the contemporary conflict with the comment that one side "accept[ed] war rather than let [the nation] perish."
It contains direct quotes from Psalms 19:9 and Matthew 18:7. Its strongest language comes when its speaker intones that "every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword" in revenge for "the bondsman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil." It justified the contemporary conflict with the comment that one side "accept[ed] war rather than let [the nation] perish." The speech also offers reconciliation, as when its speaker notes that "fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away," and the speaker then declares his "malice for none" and "charity for all." FTP, name this speech given on March 4, 1865 by a recently re-elected president.
It contains direct quotes from Psalms 19:9 and Matthew 18:7.
Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address [prompt on partial answer]