Which sentence from Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address conveys that he wanted the US Civil War to end as soon as possible?
"Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away." This surely is the sentence that conveys Abraham Lincoln's want to end the war so soon. The words used in the sentence are already intense denoting his great want to end the US Civil War.
"Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away."