It doesn't really matter now. He signed legislation abolishing slavery in the United States and it his his actions that count. sometimes what a person does as a leader does not always coincide with their personal views. Sometimes a person just knows something is wrong but because of prevailing views at the time maybe does not appreciate the fullness of all thatr is wrong with the popular view, or maybe he was just reying to figure out a way that was best for peace for all concerned.
But like I said, it doesn't matter now. He did what he did, it can't be undone, it was the right thing to do no matter what the motivations were for doing it, and that should be the end of the story. Sometimes it takes a lot of guts to do the right thing. It cost Lincoln his life.
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