"If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that."

-Abraham Lincoln August 22, 1862
Use the passage to answer the question.
Based on the quote, what is Lincoln's primary goal?
(1 point)
freeing the slaves
O punishing the South
O preserving the Union
not addressing slavery