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    -38 months ago

    He might have somewhat wanted to, but it wasn’t an explicit goal of his until it became strategic to the war effort.

    Lincoln before he got elected: no, I’m not coming for your slaves

    Lincoln after elected: no, I’m not coming for your slaves

    Lincoln during the war: “If there be those who would not save the Union unless they could at the same time save slavery, I do not agree with them”

    Lincoln the moment the British might aid them: “the war is now about slaves and their freedom so Britain won’t feel good about helping”

    Yes, Lincoln didn’t like slavery and thought it was bad for the country, but much like the founding fathers he thought it was on its way out naturally. Without the southern states throwing The Great Tantrum Lincoln would have left the slave issue alone