malice toward none
Harboring no resentment
A phrase from Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address, delivered near the end of the Civil War: "With malice toward none, with charity for all." It calls for reconciliation rather than vengeance—treating defeated enemies without hatred or desire for revenge.
The phrase now evokes magnanimity in victory and the ideal of healing after bitter conflict.
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
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- Abraham LincolnCivil War era leader
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
compassion · reconciliation · goodwill · kindness · benevolence · healing · unity · grace · pardon · clemency · brotherhood · hearts and minds · turning the page · fresh start · clean slate · peacemaking · magnanimity · absolution
malice toward nonemalevolence
Active ill will
vindictiveness · enmity · misanthropy · rancor · ill will
malice toward noneretribution
Punishment for wrongdoing
revenge · retaliation · settling scores · blood feud · eye for an eye
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