Abraham Lincoln — "If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I coul…"

If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that. What I do about slavery, and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union; and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union.
Abraham Lincoln — Abraham Lincoln Modern · Preserved the Union, ended slavery

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Letter to Horace Greeley

Date: 1862

Social & Racial
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