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It's true that the first priority of US President Lincoln was to preserve the Union at all costs. He personally was against slavery. Later in the war, he decided that issuing his Emancipation Proclamation would help bring an end to the war faster.

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Yes, Lincoln did believe in preserving the union. That was his main goal as being the President of the United States of America.

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he liked to help people who need it.

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