He simplified concepts and communicated by understanding citizens' concerns. When the war ended and he won reelection, Lincoln didn't focus on his accomplishments. Instead, in his second inaugural address, Lincoln focused on uniting the country, as expressed in the following excerpt. “Without malice towards anyone, with charity towards all, let us strive to complete the work we are doing, to bind up the wounds of the nation, to take care of the one who will have endured the battle and of his widow and his orphan, to do everything that can achieve and preserve a just and lasting peace between us and with everyone