“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, 1862Use the passage to answer the question.Based on the quote, what is Lincoln’s primary goal?(1 point)Responsesfreeing the slavesfreeing the slavespunishing the Southpunishing the Southpreserving the Unionpreserving the Unionnot addressing slavery
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preserving the Union