He just wanted everyone to put aside their differences, to become one again. He wanted peace without retaliation. Lincoln wanted people to help those who lost loved ones or valuables during the war. He wants them to “take care of the one” who was at war. The one who had to take another person's life because that was his job. To resist other nations you must be one. If you are divided on every decision you make, nothing will get done. Both sides of the debacle have to give a little. He knew it would be difficult to unite the country, but he did it