As President Grant, he will try to see if Reconstruction can be accomplished with Congress fighting amongst themselves, and the Southern States debated the rebuilding of society out of the Civil War. Grant will have a really hard time governing the South. Please read the dialogue and take notes. Also watch the 4 minute video and take notes.
LINCOLN
Once he surrenders, send his boys back to their homes, their farms, their shops.
GRANT
Yes sir, as we discussed.
LINCOLN
Liberality all around. No punishment. I don't want that. And the leaders - Jeff and the rest of `em - if they escape, leave the country while my back's turned, that wouldn't upset me none.
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When peace comes it mustn't just be hangings.
GRANT
By outward appearance, you're ten years older than you were a year ago.
LINCOLN
Some weariness has bit at my bones. (BEAT)
I never seen the like of it before. What I seen today. Never seen the like of it before.
GRANT
You always knew that, what this was going to be. Intimate, and ugly. You must've needed to see it close when you decided to come down here.
LINCOLN
We've made it possible for one another to do terrible things.
GRANT
And we've won the war. Now you have to lead us out of it.