Question 5
Read the sentences from paragraph 3 of "Lincoln's Letter to James C. Conkling."
But the [Emancipation Proclamation), as law, either is valid or is not valid.
If it is not valid, it needs no retraction. If it is valid, it cannot be retracted
any more than the dead can be brought to life.
What is the meaning of the word retraction as it is used in these sentences?
A.
consideration or analysis
B.
cancellation or withdrawal
С
attention or emphasis
D
abbreviation or shortening