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For _______, saving the union was more important than ending slavery.

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Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln valued saving the union from secessionists pressures more than ending slavery. His proclamation against slavery, in the form of emancipation clause was mainly aimed at weakening the confederate army, rather than freeing them.
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