Based on the quote, Lincoln's primary goal is 2 preserving the Union. The quote emphasizes that his foremost objective is to save the Union, regardless of how it may impact slavery.
Based on the quote, what is Lincoln's primary goal?
"If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing all the
slaves, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that."
-Abraham Lincoln August 22, 1862
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1 punishing the South
2 preserving the Union
3 not addressing slavery
4 freeing the slaves
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