“If I could save the Union without freeing any slaves,” he wrote, “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.”
Abraham Lincoln
In reality, he could not save the Union except by WAR and ignoring the Constitution. And he did it.
If it wasn't about slavery....
“If I could save the Union without freeing any slaves,” he wrote, “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.”
Abraham Lincoln
In reality, he could not save the Union except by WAR and ignoring the Constitution. And he did it.
The history books sure have changed the focus from the Union to Slavery, haven't they.
Yes. But he set the record straight for the revisionists who want to erase it like they do from twitter, google, reddit and facebook