Question

Use the passage to answer the question. “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 Based on the quote, what is Lincoln’s primary goal?

Answer 1

Abraham Lincoln's primary goal was to save the Union, regardless of whatever needed to be done in order to accomplish that purpose. This quote comes from one of his famous letter, which was written in the Civil War period of the U.S., a time where the stability, peace, and unity of the country were at high risk.