Question

select the correct text in the passage.
which phrase in the excerpt refers to the restraint that lincoln wants his audience to show?

excerpt from abraham lincoln’s first inaugural address
i am loath to close. we are not enemies, but friends. we must not be enemies. though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of
affection. the mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land,
will yet swell the chorus of the union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.

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Explanation:

To determine the phrase referring to Lincoln's desired audience restraint, we analyze the excerpt. The phrase "must not be enemies" shows Lincoln's call for the audience (North and South) to restrain from hostility, emphasizing unity over enmity. Other parts focus on friendship or union, but this phrase directly addresses refraining from enmity.

Answer:

must not be enemies